Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Generally, a 100-watt-equivalent LED light bulb is between 10 and 15 watts. 60-watt-equivalent LED bulbs are between 8 and 10 watts, and ...

We have all heard that LEDs (light emitting diodes) will soon replace traditional incandescent light bulbs and the more recent CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps). But until recently, LEDs have been ...

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 ...

CFL bulbs can help you cut quite a bit of energy usage in your home, but you can't measure brightness by looking at wattage levels, like you can with incandescent bulbs. This chart will help you ...

Now that incandescent bulbs are on the way out, LED bulbs are a clear choice, but there are things to keep in mind when buying them. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...

Once upon a time, buying a lightbulb meant choosing an incandescent one of between 25 and 100 watts, depending on how bright you wanted the light to be and the fixture you were putting it in. You ...

A 27-W LED bulb puts out 1,600 lumens at a color temperature that lets it replace a 100-W incandescent light. The coveted Lighting "L" Prize last year went to an LED bulb that could replace a 60-W ...

The color temperature of a light, measured in kelvins, is its most noticeable characteristic. A candle, at 1900 K, appears orange. Daylight, at 5500 K, is much whiter and bluer. A 5500-K bulb, however ...