In late March, all of the US Home Depot stores began carrying Cree’s new LED light bulbs. While they’re by no means the first such bulbs to offer the same form factor as standard incandescent bulbs, ...

Few talked about solid-state lighting -- known as light emitting diodes or LEDs --except as futuristic technology that would probably come of age in 2020 and beyond. Most consumers considered them ...

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For Cree, the innovation game in efficient LED lighting never seems to stop. Just eighteen months ago, Cree launched its 60 watt replacement dimmable and omni-directional LED bulb, with a decent price ...

Aside from being an editor at EDN, I am also on my Condo board on Long Island and I am an advisor there in a renovation of 400 of the community’s 35 year old walkway lamp posts. As part of that effort ...

Incandescent bulbs are inefficient, fluorescent bulbs have raised some health concerns and LED bulbs are expensive and cast an unflattering glow. So what’s the environmentally-conscious design lover ...

The Cree Connected LED brings smart lighting to the masses with an affordable bulb that's simple to set up and control, and casts a very pleasant white light. The Connected LED has an A19 form factor, ...

Cree has released its smallest lighting-class LEDs, aiming them at light bulb replacements with wide light dispersion. There are two devices: XQ-D (700mA) and XQ-B (300mA), both with ceramic ...

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If the smart home is to catch on, then its constituent pieces have to start playing together nicely. Cree has been pushing the LED bulb envelope – particularly on price – for some time, and now it's ...