GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - In 1992 Dieter Bauernschmitt, with little fanfare, unscrewed a blown light bulb from his living room ceiling and replaced it with a brand new bulb. After nearly a decade and a ...

If there’s one thing all my friends know about me, it’s that I am obsessed with mood lighting. IMO, “big lights” should be outlawed in all spaces, especially as the weather gets colder and people ...

San Francisco’s James Sampayan offers up a bright idea for the Spring Greening DIY Contest that combines old and new to create a lovely pendant lamp that gives the lowly light bulb a second life ...

About ten years ago I invested in an LED (light emitting diode) company, and [cutting to the chase] we were too early. The technology and the market did not come together as soon as we had expected, ...

Xiaomi is obviously best known as a phone maker in select markets in Asia and Europe. It may not offer phones in the U.S. market yet, but the company has released various accessories in the U.S.

LED bulbs can last up to 25 times longer than traditional 40- and 60-watt bulbs. Inefficient 100-%2C 75-%2C 60- and 40-watt bulbs won%27t be sold in the U.S. after 2014. Forecasters say LED prices ...

Early adopters of LED lighting will remember 50,000 hour or even 100,000 hour lifetime ratings printed on the box. But during a recent trip to the hardware store the longest advertised lifetime I ...