Old lamps new tech.
Looks like the old incadescent bulb is getting a face lift, or a new heart as the case may be. I didn’t think it would be long before CF bulbs and their slim margins took a back seat to the old tried, tested, loved and big margin incandescent bulbs.
The NY Times’ Green Inc. blog says the inner capsule of these new bulbs, developed by California-based Deposition Sciences, is coated with a material that is able to reflect the heat back onto the filament, part of which is converted back into light. This technology, currently featured in Philips Halogena Energy Savers line, has resulted in the bulb using 30% less power and lasting 3x longer than normal incandescents.
CF bulbs are still about 2.5x more efficient than these new incandescent bulbs. But these new bulbs will get more efficient with time, don’t take forever to warm up to full brightness, don’t make your home feel like a lab or mental institution and don’t contain mercury.
once the tech is sorted out and mas production starts, these bulbs could go for the same costs as old style incandescents. I for one will gladly pay $5 for a bulb like this just to stay away from the mercury and horrible headache inducing light a CF gives off.
If you want to get a few of these, they can be purchased through Amazon here. More information about the Philips Halogena Energy Savers line of bulbs can be found here.
Category: Product Design