I've given up on three-way light bulbs. This isn't a “green” decision, but one driven by frustration with poor design. When my 3-way bedside lamp (30-70-100-watts) didn't switch properly I tightened ...

To quote a past blog post of mine from mid-2019: Some of my most popular blogs and teardowns have a common theme … LED light bulbs! You all sure love your incandescent-successor illumination sources!

So I have a couple of floor lamps that have three-way switches and was designed for incandescent light bulbs. To clarify, when I say three-way switch, I mean it cycles between off, low, medium, and ...

Two years ago, under pressure from the U.S. government, lightbulb makers stopped manufacturing the humble incandescent bulb. You can still find some on the store shelves, especially specialty and ...

Cree, Inc. has expanded its LED bulb portfolio with the 3-Way Cree® LED Bulb. Cree, Inc. has expanded its LED bulb portfolio with the 3-Way Cree® LED Bulb. Unlike incandescent and prior LED ...

When Apple unveiled HomeKit for iOS 8 at WWDC 2014 earlier this week, Cree was among a handful of companies already compatible with the smart home, Siri-integrated platform. Now, Cree is generating ...

LED or filament, three-way bulbs have a special base. While a normal Edison-base bulb has the threaded part as the neutral and a center contact for the live wire, a three-way bulb has an extra hot ...

Two years ago, under pressure from the U.S. government, lightbulb makers stopped manufacturing the humble incandescent bulb. You can still find some on the store shelves, especially specialty and ...

Not all household incandescent light bulbs are going to disappear because they can't meet new federal efficiency standards. That's what some readers wanted to know, along with many other questions, ...

Wondering if you can use a regular light bulb in a 3-way socket? Learn what happens, if it's safe, and how it affects ...