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February 8, 2012
Verilux to launch solar charger, LED bulbs

Verilux is gearing up to launch new lighting products this spring.

WAITSFIELD, Vt. — Verilux is gearing up to launch new lighting products this spring.

June 21, 2011
Lighten up with LEDs

Royal Philips Electronics has added the EnduraLED A21 17-watt bulb to its lineup of LED bulbs. The new bulb is designed to replace the 75-watt incandescent bulb while reducing energy consumption by 80% and lasting 25 times longer.

AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics has added the EnduraLED A21 17-watt bulb to its lineup of LED bulbs. The new bulb is designed to replace the 75-watt incandescent bulb while reducing energy consumption by 80% and lasting 25 times longer.

May 16, 2011
Philips introduces new LED light bulb

Philips is slated to launch a new LED light bulb, which will premiere at the LightFair International trade show.

PHILADELPHIA — Philips is slated to launch a new LED light bulb, which will premiere at the LightFair International trade show.

Philips EnduraLED A21 17-watt bulb uses Philips' high-power, next-generation Luxeon LEDs and is designed to replace a 75-watt incandescent bulb, while reducing energy consumption by 80% and lasting 25 times longer, the company said. The light bulb also was developed to meet or exceed Energy Star qualifications for an LED-based replacement.

February 15, 2011
Philips bulb to tout Energy Star label

Philips Lighting announced that one of its LED bulbs now will carry the Energy Star label.

SOMERSET, N.J. — Philips Lighting announced that one of its LED bulbs now will carry the Energy Star label.

Philips AmbientLED 12.5 watt  — which also is sold under the Philips EnduraLED brand — has met or exceeded the light-quality and energy-efficiency requirements for a 60-watt LED equivalent set forth by Energy Star. 

October 7, 2010
MagicBulb is coming to the United States

A lightbulb that stays illuminated for three hours without electricity has arrived in the United...

DALLAS A lightbulb that stays illuminated for three hours without electricity has arrived in the United States.

 

MagicBulb, developed in Norway by LED Electronics, is boasted as being the world's first and only rechargeable light bulb.

 

 

September 12, 2010
Changing Channels: Home Depot sheds some light

National hardware chain The Home Depot is selling energy-efficient LED bulbs that are affordable and...

ATLANTA —National hardware chain The Home Depot is selling energy-efficient LED bulbs that are affordable and fit in a standard socket.

The chain is selling the bulbs for $19.97 under the EcoSmart brand. By comparison, 60-watt and 100-watt LED bulbs sold for $90 and $360, respectively, just two years ago. The new bulbs, manufactured by Lighting Science Group, available online and will be available in all of Home Depot’s U.S. stores by the end of the month.

August 22, 2010
Home Depot rolls out affordable LED light bulbs

National hardware chain The Home Depot is offering what it calls the first affordable LED...