If you like the idea of smart lighting but you've been put off by the price, the Philips Hue Essential series could be ...

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Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

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The bulb will be available at stores in early December for between $40 and $50. Offering warm, even light, it appears a real contender for nudging out the beloved incandescent bulb. Martin LaMonica is ...

Yesterday, a federal ban on production of 40- and 60-watt incandescent bulbs went into effect, forcing consumers to switch to more efficient (if less aesthetically pleasing) bulbs, like LEDs and CFLs.

Signify, the company behind the Philips Hue line of lights, recently introduced new filament bulbs, which are designed to look like vintage filament-style light bulbs. These bulbs, which come in three ...

Incandescent bulbs may be inefficient, but they give off a more pleasant light than most CFL bulbs, and LED lights–which cast a nicer glow–are still pricey. Philips may have the solution. The company ...

Philips has announced that its 22-watt LED lightbulb is the first 100-watt tungsten equivalent bulb to have been awarded Energy Star certification. Often referred to as the A21, which is actually just ...

We’ve seen that Philips’ dimmable 12.5W 800 lm LED bulb emits light in the same spherical pattern we’ve come to expect from incandescent bulbs. How does it do this? First off, let’s refer back to the ...

Philips sent me one of their 12.5W dimmable LED bulbs to evaluate. (This is Philips L-Prize entry, for those following the DOE contest. WRONG, see below.) Tear-down time! Some of you have mentioned ...