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more about #lightbulbs more comments → Gary_7vn: I am just glad those goddamn CFL mercury monsters are on their way out. CFL we hardly knew ye. And that is a good thing. LED FTW more » Margatron: Wow Lam, this article is a beautiful piece of prose-news. Your subtitle could be "Hot Electric Metal Encased in a Sphere of Glass: An Ode to Tungsten... more » RainyDayInterns: We just light stuff on fire around the office whenever we need a little light. Now that no one prints emails to read anymore, we are just groping aro... more » Xagest: All I gotta say is that you can't properly use a wok without a fire on the stove. more » Jamez: Long live old tech! Modern day consumerism be damned! more » fuchikoma: I like traditional light bulbs too. I know LEDs are currently able to light a room, brightly, without burning themselves out, because you can buy arra... more » The5thElephant: Anyone notice when flashlights started shining white instead of yellow? I hadn't thought of that until now. more » Cash907Censored: I say fuck all these green lights. If I can afford to pay more per month for electricity, shouldn't it be my choice what lights I want to install in m... more » Hello Mister Walrus: I think kerosene lamps are much more beautiful than incandescent light bulbs. Nothing beats the natural warmth, smell and carbon monoxide-induced deli... more » lpranal: A well-written article, but I simply can't disagree more with one of the main points: Incandescent lights are not beautiful. At least, they aren't m... more » Mayor McRib: Nice writing BLam. It's almost like the Tube vs. Solid State argument for guitar amps. As a tube guy, I refuse to go with the LED lightbulbs because I... more » Lunargent: You can get thick walled glass bulbs at most big Crafts stores (ie: Hobby Lobby) for a couple of bucks, and they even come with a screw on brass lid. ... more » Sticks Calhoun: Oyule do anything for a buck, designers! Lighten up and create something affordable. You say watt's $650 for a well-designed product, I say you're dim... more » Segador: I'm assuming this is thicker glass than an actual light bulb? If not, these look amazingly unsafe. more » PN - gooapplesoft: imagine a lightbulb with the guts still inside filled with a flammable liquid. When plugged in the coil would spark the flammable liquid causing an s... more » -
#lights
Hot Electric Metal Encased in a Sphere of Glass
LEDs are efficient. But by choice, my house is still bathed in the warm glow of hot electrified metal, in a bulb of glass and inert gas. More » -
#light
Oyule Light Bulbs: The Cheekiest Light Bulb Around
Oyule Light Bulbs are filled with paraffin and use a wick instead of a filament, so basically they become what the light bulb replaced: A paraffin lamp. More » -
#diy
DIY Light Bulb Planters and Mini Terrariums Bring Too Many Puns
The ever-present flower on my desk sits in a skinny vase that doesn't exactly scream I'm-kinda-geeky-but-hey-it's-ok-because-I-make-cool-things. Time to start using a funky DIY planter or mini terrarium made of repurposed light bulbs. Maybe the what-a-bright-idea puns will be a bonus. More » -
#lightbulbs
World's First Liquid-Cooled LED Lightbulb Perfectly Pairs With Silly Gaming PCs
Eternaleds announced their new Hydrolux-4 LED lightbulb, the very first liquid-cooled bulb in the world. The bulbs are incredibly energy-efficient compared to either incandescent or CFL bulbs, and come with a price tag to match. More » -
#lightbulbs
New Heat-Reflecting Technology Threatens to Make Incandescent Bulbs Fashionable Again
I know, I know. Tech writers spent all this time hyping CFLs, and now it's possible that incandescent bulbs might be acceptable again thanks to a new technology that seals the filament in a special, heat-reflecting inner-capsule? The nerve! More » -
#obsoletetechnology
Delightfully Eccentric Lamps Make Use of Obsolete Technology
These two beautifully quirky lamps were fashioned out of obsolete technology, including aircraft compasses, railroad signal switching relays and stainless-steel ink cylinders. Creative recycling is so awesome. -
#lighting
SoundBulb: A Light Bulb and a Speaker All-in-One
After being blown away by the Concert Breeze ceiling fan at CES, we are all about cramming speakers where there were no speakers before. The SoundBulb concept applies that philosophy to the common light bulb. More » -
#lighting
Bird Pendant Decorates Exposed Bulbs the Easiest Way
Hanging a real light fixture can be hard. But snapping a metal bird to a lightbulb? Easy. -
