Smart bulbs come with countless features that let you control their brightness, color, and use. It's important to know ...

LED bulbs are the way to go for a “smarter” smart home. While some bulbs and bulb kits may be a bit of an investment upfront, the cash you’ll save in the long run, combined with many of the great ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

At this point you're likely familiar with the often-touted upsides to using LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs instead of incandescent (glass with a heat-based filament) ones. LED bulbs are said to last ...

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 ...

I’ve also treated the topic of LED illumination more conceptually; take, for example, this piece from more than seven years ago that analyzed LED and CFL light bulbs as potential successors to ...

LED bulbs often don't last as long as they should. We talked to the experts to figure out how to extend their lifespan. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, lived ...

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 ...

Along with being brighter, LED bulbs tend to use less power and have a much longer average lifespan compared to conventional halogen bulbs. Now that LED lighting technology has gotten significantly ...

Which LED light bulbs are best? Finding the best LED light bulbs for your house, office or otherwise can be more complicated than it seems. It’s easy enough to pick out a random A19 light bulb, but ...

LED light bulbs are the biggest change in lighting since Thomas Edison invented the first commercially-viable incandescent. The best LED light bulbs are 90% more efficient than even the modern ...