The LED, or light-emitting diode, itself is very unlikely to fail, and if it does, it goes out slowly over the years. Instead, it's the other electrical bits in LED bulbs that fail and cut off the ...

A new crop of LED light bulbs wants to combine modern technology with old-school looks. Here's what to look for as you pick one out. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...

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LED or filament, three-way bulbs have a special base. While a normal Edison-base bulb has the threaded part as the neutral and a center contact for the live wire, a three-way bulb has an extra hot ...

Television-based web browsing, Facebook-integrated refrigerators, iPad-enabled potties—this multifunctionality craze is getting out of hand, often at the cost of a device’s performance. Samsung’s ...

The cheapest of Cree's LED bulbs costs less than $10, and they're all backed by a (rather uncustomary) 10-year warranty. Perhaps most importantly, though, Cree's LED bulbs are shaped just like an ...

When Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the incandescent bulb's days officially became numbered. The law mandated strict new energy standards for lighting ...