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 ...

The Philips Warm Glow candelabra LED is a decorative light that gets warmer and orange-ier as you dim it down. Unfortunately, that's about all it has going for it. Ry Crist Former Senior Editor / ...

It’s almost 2026, which means if you don’t have any smart home devices yet, you’ve fallen behind the curve. Smarter homes mean better energy efficiency, lower energy bills, but most of all greater ...

The home automation market is ripe with innovation, but it’s the smart LED light bulb that appears to be high on the list of priorities for many electronics companies. In the last six months, a number ...

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Philips sent me one of their 12.5W dimmable LED bulbs to evaluate. (This is Philips L-Prize entry, for those following the DOE contest. WRONG, see below.) Tear-down time! Some of you have mentioned ...

Lighting manufacturer Philips has just announced a refresh of its popular 12.5W LED bulb. The new model is the same price, but it's a little bright and a lot more efficient. Oh yeah, and it's not ...

We’ve seen that Philips’ dimmable 12.5W 800 lm LED bulb emits light in the same spherical pattern we’ve come to expect from incandescent bulbs. How does it do this? First off, let’s refer back to the ...

Incandescent bulbs may be inefficient, but they give off a more pleasant light than most CFL bulbs, and LED lights–which cast a nicer glow–are still pricey. Philips may have the solution. The company ...