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Bulb 2.0: Homage to a (Once) Timeless Design
Not that there's anything particularly wrong with the soft serve style of traditional CFLs, but we sort of love the overly cutesy nature of the Bulb 2.0, a compact fluorescent shaped lamp with the faux filament of a traditional incandescent lightbulb. It's both a nod to Edison in an era when his most famous invention is (thankfully) going obsolete, and, maybe more importantly, a way to finally stop our painful, compulsive CFL licking. [Formstark via Notcot]
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'CFL FTW' Illuminates the Tragedy Behind Lightbulb Progress
Poor incandescent bulbs. They had about 100+ years of dominance, but now it's the era of energy-efficient compact fluorescent. And this triumph of the CFL has been archived for future historians in the most permanent record known to our culture: a T-shirt. If you'd like to see this clever garment actually be produced, make sure to vote over at Threadless. [Threadless via superpunch]
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Viatek CFL Makes Your Rooms Brighter, Less Smelly
If you've ever thought of your light bulb as a serious underachiever without enough features, maybe it's time to spring for Viatek's new Ionic 15 watt compact fluorescent. This bulb pulls double duty, both brightening up your life and cleansing the air, all the while saving you money on your electric bill. The CFL uses 15 watts to produce the same amount of light as a 60 watt incandescent, lasts for 10,000 hours, and cleans a 100 square foot area with its built in ionic purifier. All for just $14.99 on Amazon. Now repeat after me - lazy light bulbs are for losers! [Amazon via Popgadget]
7:30 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Elaine Chow
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Latest by trendspotter: Ionic air 'purifiers' are really bad for asthmatics, fyi... www.allergizer.com/5 more »
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Afternoon News: Give Gifts on Wii, Get a Cheap Mylo, New Light Bulbs for Ireland and More
• Dealzmodo: Sign up for a Sony Visa card, get a Mylo for $49 and one free year of T-Mobile Hotspot service. Our own Chris Mascari said it best: "Kinda makes me wish I wanted a Mylo." [Sony]• The Wii Shop now lets you send Virtual Console games to friends as gifts. First person to send me Super Mario 64 gets a gold star. [Crave]
• Ireland will ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs in 2009. Crossing my fingers that a 2010 ban on Bono is next. [Tech Digest]
• Nokia wants a cut of user revenues from carriers, like someone else we know. Jealous much, Nokia? [BGR]
• LG has sold 15 million Chocolate handsets. Kudos to them on finding 15 million suckers. [Wireless Info]
4:00 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Benny Goldman
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14 comments
Latest by EMoShunz: i've mentioned this before in regards to ontario's (canada) upcoming ban on incandescent bulbs: they need to not ban them, just more »
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IKEA Recycles Old CFL Bulbs for Free
If you've made the switch from incandescent light bulbs to CFLs in order to be more energy/money efficient, one issue possibly plaguing your otherwise greener conscience is where to recycle it after it goes cold in about seven years, since it can't be recycled with glass bottles, thanks to its mercury content. IKEA to the rescue! They'll take old CFLs off of your hands for free recycling, which is useful given the big push CFL bulbs are getting from everyone from Wal-Mart to governments. Of course, the snag is that's only helpful if you have an IKEA somewhere in your general vicinity, but them's the breaks. [IKEA via Consumerist, Flickr]
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Industrial designer Roger Arquer came up with four ideas for a non-lethal mousetrap using household objects such as lightbulbs, paper clips, springs and pint glasses. And, of course, cheese. Check the gallery below for his ingenious devices.
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Conceptual Non-Lethal Mousetraps Made from Everyday Objects
Industrial designer Roger Arquer came up with four ideas for a non-lethal mousetrap using household objects such as lightbulbs, paper clips, springs and pint glasses. And, of course, cheese. Check the gallery below for his ingenious devices.
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Astounding Photos: Journey Through the History of the Lightbulb
Check out the dazzling work of photographer and artist Catherine Wagner, now featured in an exhibition at the Stephen Wirtz Gallery in San Francisco entitled A Narrative History of the Light Bulb. She used an 8x10 view camera to take the pictures for the art show, which is going on now until April 28. More »
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Cold cathode fluorescent bulbs live long, prosper, stay cool
These other-worldly cold cathode fluorescent light bulbs are in some ways even better than CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs, because they're easily dimmable and operate at room temperature. They have extremely long life, are wet-rated for outdoor use and can be used as blinking lights in tacky store displays, too. Plus, they save lots of energy because of their lower wattage and nonexistent heat output. More »
5:30 PM on Tue Feb 13 2007
By Charlie White
3,436 views,
8 comments
Latest by Worf: Actually, the concept is called "color temperature". This is based on heating a perfect blackbody to a certain temperature and more »
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