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Incandescent light bulbs be to shelved by 2012 in US

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2007-12-24 06:06:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...incandescent light bulbs after 2012. 'Course, the EU and Australia have already decided to ditch the inefficient devices in the not-too-distant future, but a new energy bill signed into law this week throws the US into the aforementioned group. Better grab a pack of the current bulbs while you still can -- soon you'll be holding a sliver of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Flat Light Bulbs Are an Incandescent Innovation [Lighting]

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2008-11-05 15:30:00 by Sean Fallon in Gizmodo
...incandescent bulb. Joonhuyn Kim's concept is simple: flat bulbs take up less space and make them easier (and cheaper) to store and transport. A great idea, if not a little late. Perhaps makers of soft-serve style CFLs could take a page out of this book somewhere down the line. [ Designboom
 
 
 
 
 
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Better CFLs from GE, Phillips, and Sylvania

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2008-04-23 21:17:44 by HASH0x8abe9ac in gadget life blog
...incandescent bulbs. They last 10 times as long. They burn far less energy. They emit less heat But significant drawbacks have slowed their adoption. They cost 12 to 40 times as much as incandescent bulbs. Theyre too big to fit in many sockets. They take a few seconds to reach full brightness. And while the quality of their light has improved,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Panasonic Pa-Look Ball Premium Q Fluorescent Bulbs Get Brighter Faster

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2008-06-11 13:33:09 by Andrew Liszewski in OhGizmo!
...incandescent predecessors at least when it comes to energy efficiency. However, they do take a bit longer to reach full brightness than an incandescent bulb, which makes them less ideal for use in places where theyre frequently turned on and off. (Like a bathroom.) To solve this problem Panasonic has developed their new Pa-Look Ball Premium Q...
 
 
 
 
 
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Toshiba To Stop Manufacturing Light Bulbs

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2008-04-17 02:24:06 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...incandescent light bulbs as well as shut down all the relevant production lines in about 2010, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. While this won't result in the shortage of general incandescent bulbs worldwide then, at least it is encouraging to read up on companies who have our environment and future in mind. Well, all good things must...
 
 
 
 
 
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Toshiba To Stop Manufacturing Light Bulbs

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2008-04-17 10:24:06 by posted by Pantha in
...incandescent light bulbs as well as shut down all the relevant production lines in about 2010, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. While this won't result in the shortage of general incandescent bulbs worldwide then, at least it is encouraging to read up on companies who have our environment and future in mind. Well, all good things must...
 
 
 
 
 
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Toshiba To Stop Manufacturing Light Bulbs

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2008-04-17 10:04:08 by admin in Cool Gadgets and Gizmos
...incandescent light bulbs as well as shut down all the relevant production lines in about 2010, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. While this wont result in the shortage of general incandescent bulbs worldwide then, at least it is encouraging to read up on companies who have our environment and future in mind. Well, all good things must...
 
 
 
 
 
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GE CFL Light Bulb 13-watt

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2007-12-28 04:00:22 by Chief Gizmateer in Gizmos for Geeks
...incandescent bulbs while providing the same quality but saving you money. Using compact fluorescent technology (CFL), these bulbs last up to 8 times longer than the average bulb Since CFLs use 75% less energy, you can save money on energy bills. In a lifetime of a bulb you will save $38 in energy costs based on $0.10 per kWh using just 13...
 
 
 
 
 
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A Simple and Cheap Dark-Detecting LED Circuit

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2007-12-12 18:15:00 by Editor in Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
...incandescent lights, but not fluorescent or (most) discharge lamps-- it really will come on at night Our starting point is the simplest LED circuit: that of the LED throwie, which has an LED driven directly from a 3V lithium coin cell. (Funny looking example here .) From this, we add on the phototransistor, which senses the presence of light,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Ricoh G600 Outdoor Digital Camera

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