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more about #cfl more comments → KhaiJB: already on sale at Canadian Tire... pack of 3 9v (40w output) for $14.99 CDN... same idea.. a spiral inside a standard bulb... meant for fittings that... more » SaniyaMullimbimby: We've tried a floodlight version of Compact Fluorescents (CFLs) in our recessed can lights. We got them from Costco and they still were very expensive... more » ninjagin: You know, I've got a CFL over my kitchen sink that I bought more than ten years ago. It's still working. If I had any wish-list for CFLs, it would not... more » Curves: I can see a need for this. Lots of lamps have a lampshade that clips directly onto the bulb and are built to match the shape of the old standard bulb ... more » Fourthletter: Seems like I've been buying something just like this from ikea for YEARS. [www.ikea.com] more » Con Seannery: And they need this, why? I mean, you have the same problems people imagine seeing with the CFL, just repackaged. more » s0crates82: Weird. Doing this they bottle up the heat, which is a killer for CCFL electronics. I suppose if the inside is vacuum, then the heat would be carried ... more » Purple Dave: Don't expect to see this done with CFLs. An incandescent bulb's lumens are determined by the thickness of that tiny little filament in that great huge... more » chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling: *cough* LED *cough, cough* really? cheaper, more efficient, brighter/adjustable..?? LED more » Kaiser-Machead: I just want one to put on my desk. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: So how do you thread the buld into a flat socket? more » -
#lighting
New GE Light Within a Light Is Like Ship In a Bottle
General Electric's new Energy Smart CFL.fluorescent light is one of those things that makes you scratch your head and wonder: How the hell do they do that? A fluorescent spiral lamp into a traditional bulb? -
#lighting
Flat Light Bulbs Are an Incandescent Innovation
The world may be moving on to CFLs, but at least one designer is still thinking about how to improve the classic incandescent bulb. Joonhuyn Kim's concept is simple: flat bulbs take up less space and make them easier (and cheaper) to store and transport. A great idea, if not a little late. Perhaps makers of soft-serve style CFLs could take a page out of this book somewhere down the line. [Designboom] -
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#theft
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Are The New Hotel Robe
While hotels are used to catering to the shady sides of society—there's good reason that rooms are void of blacklight fixtures and stocked to the gills with plenty of cheap towels—they are not used to appeasing eco-conscious thieves. According to Montana's page on energy efficient CFLs, "building owners, hotel operators and office managers complain about people stealing the CFL bulbs right out of the fixtures." More »
