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Toshiba's New Cylindrical LED Bulbs Could Successfully Replace Incandescents and CFLs

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:48:32 +0000

Slowly but surely, LED lamps begin to replace standard incandescent light bulbs and even fluorescent ones (CFLs), once considered best at saving power. Toshiba just announced two cylindrical LED light bulbs (I prefer calling them “lighting devices,” rather than “bulbs”) that offer the same brightness of a 40W incandescent bulb. The two LED devices will […]

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Wise or Not: The U.N. Suggesting Rapid Replacement Of Incandescent Bulbs With CFLs

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:04:26 +0000

I had heard that the European Union wants to prohibit the production of incandescent lighting bulbs, but I never thought that would be possible in a short time. Frankly, on the one hand I'd be glad for the huge carbon savings this measure would give, but on the other the CFLs are not yet widely accepted by the eye, their light being much colder and giving your home an office-like feeling.

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