Over in Sweden, Czech, Italy, and Belgium, Ikea is launching a new line of ‘smart’ light bulbs. These countries are apparently the test market for these bulbs, and they’ll soon be landing on ...

Miscellaneous fluorescent lampholders are typically plug-in products with a circle-line lamp base and 4-pin contacts. Incandescent lampholders may be divided into the following categories: candle ...

In this article, we'll show you how to replace the bulb, and if that fails, we'll show you how to diagnose a bad socket and probe the wiring with a simple 12-volt automotive test light.

The hot wire is always smooth. Examine the screw terminals on the new lamp socket. The brass screw is for the hot wire. The ...

Lifx has a new smart “Polychrome” Tube light that can glow with multiple colors and transform your home lamps and fixtures ...

There's no need to hoard bulbs. Our tests found that new LEDs and CFLs are light-years ahead of earlier versions. Standard 60- and 40-watt bulbs are the last to be phased out, though remaining ...

(Although the lamp doesn’t come with dimming capabilities, you can get around that by installing a dimmable smart LED bulb in its socket.) “I’ve used this specific light for decades,” says ...

This was very straightforward until I got to my desk lamp. Being a fancy Xiaomi smart ... converters in series to provide a 20v and then a 5v line from any DC input from 2-12v.

One model had a slight production defect. The socket on our second Quinn lamp was slightly crooked, which meant the shade wasn’t quite centered. Since we got ours from West Elm, an exchange ...

Having the right LED light bulb for each section in your home is important for setting the right tone. You can liven up a room with vibrant lighting or even some fun, colorful LED light bulbs.

All of the best smart lights use LEDs, which means they're low energy: they deliver lots of light but they don't need lots of energy to do it and they don't run particularly hot either.