The EnduraLED A21 17-watt uses the company’s high-power, next-generation LUXEON LEDs. This new technology was developed to meet or exceed Energy Star qualifications for an LED-based replacement for the 75-watt incandescent light bulb. The cool thing about it is that the bulbs deliver 1100 lumens with just 17-watts of electricity. They also have a color temperature of 2700k, a color rendering index (CRI) of 80, and a rated life of about 25,000 hours.
The benefits however, don’t stop there. The EnduraLED A21 17-watt could save about $160 per bulb. The bulb will be available in stores during the fourth quarter of 2011 in the US. The initial suggested retail price is $40 – $45. Although higher than standard incandescent and CFL bulbs, the fact that the EnduraLED will save more in terms of energy cost, and lasts 25 times longer than other bulbs makes it definitely worth the price.
Here is a comparison between CF, LED and incandecent light bulbs from IEEE Spectrum:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/optoelectronics/the-lightbulb-that-really-is-a-better-idea/1
xDSL is operated on the same priciple, old copper infrastructure, same RJ-11 socket but 100-1000 times the speed with lower power consumption than analog modems. We were riding on the Moores law for the last 20 years.
Posted by: Fred | May 17, 2011 at 11:51 AM