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In late March, all of the US Home Depot stores began carrying Cree’s new LED light bulbs. While they’re by no means the first such bulbs to offer the same form factor as standard incandescent bulbs, ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH) today announced the new XLamp ® XFL LED family, comprised of three LEDs designed for maximum performance in flashlights and other ...

More than 130 years after Thomas Edison sparked a new industry with the incandescent light bulb, his invention is finally giving way to newer innovations. Light-emitting diodes -- a form of ...

GE’s connected LED bulb can’t change colors like some other LEDs, but it’s relatively inexpensive and delivers all kinds of smart features when used in conjunction with a ZigBee hub. Update, ...

Few talked about solid-state lighting -- known as light emitting diodes or LEDs --except as futuristic technology that would probably come of age in 2020 and beyond. Most consumers considered them ...

Incandescent bulbs are inefficient, fluorescent bulbs have raised some health concerns and LED bulbs are expensive and cast an unflattering glow. So what’s the environmentally-conscious design lover ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. That's a marked improvement from the original bulbs, which ...

Durham-based lighting company Cree recently unveiled its latest LED creation: a low-cost, energy-saving residential street light they claim can save cities millions on their electric bills. While LED ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), today unveiled the fourth generation of its industry-leading XLamp ® XP-G product family. With more than two billion XP-G LEDs ...

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 ...

If the smart home is to catch on, then its constituent pieces have to start playing together nicely. Cree has been pushing the LED bulb envelope – particularly on price – for some time, and now it's ...