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LED lightbulbs are adjustable with 7 shades of white
Have you ever ordered one of those compact fluorescent bulbs, and from the moment you first turned it on, you knew you wouldn't be able to live with its weird-looking color? Maybe it was too blue, or maybe it cast a yellowish-green pallor over everything. You won't have that problem with these LED lightbulbs from Sharp, giving you a choice of seven shades of white from which to choose.
Available first in Japan next month, you can hook up a series of these bulbs to a circuit, and adjust the color temperature of all of them with a wireless remote control. The downside? Pricing of these 40,000-hour bulbs starts at about $40 apiece for a non-adjustable LED bulb, and $82 for that tricked-out adjustable bulb with the remote control. If they last that long, it's still a pretty good deal. All you other light bulbs: Your days are numbered.
Check out two more pics of the bulbs:
By joesocwork at 12:32 PM ON 06/11/09
Until I recently got into photography I never appreciated the effects of different shades of white and the cast of light! It's cool to know to know that it can now potentially be varied for a household.
However, I think I would wait until the technology catches up with the pricing before I would consider an investment. I would also hope that the government won't start thinking of this a "green" option and begin to federally mandate them.
By Traveler at 12:56 PM ON 06/11/09
At least they're safer than those compact florescent bulbs.
By EnOne at 2:08 PM ON 06/11/09
Along with choices they look brighter, I picked up some first-gen led bulbs for a stairway light that was always on, there are 5 in a chandelier and it is still pretty dark, and faintly blue.
By budgethero at 5:16 PM ON 06/11/09
40 bucks an't *terrible* for that kind of duration. it's more than usual, but id be in line to get one dayone. i hope they dont heat up my room like my Reveal does.plus they look classy.
By unisus at 9:44 AM ON 06/20/09
a little steep but will not heat up your dwelling althouth I'm not sure they produce the intensity some might expect or want.
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