CFL bulbs can help you cut quite a bit of energy usage in your home, but you can't measure brightness by looking at wattage levels, like you can with incandescent bulbs. This chart will help you ...

Using the conversion chart above find your LED equivalent bulb which gives the same amount of brightness. For example, if you are using a traditional (incandescent) bulb in the range of 40-60W you ...

I have one of those halogen floor torch lamps, the kind that points directly to the ceiling. It's amazingly bright, at 300W, and pretty much illuminates the entire living and dining area of my condo.

CNET conducts a "regular person's" comparison of the new AmbientLED bulb from Philips, along with its CFL and incandescent counterparts, without all the jargon. In a software-driven world, it's easy ...