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mercoledì 3 novembre 2010

Google Invested $3 Million in Cree LED Lightbulbs

Google's investing in bright ideas.
Dean Kamen, the man best known for Segway, was at TEDMED 2010 talking about all sorts of cool things.
The one that's closest to being here today is a new LED lightbulb that features lighting technology created by Cree, and produces 450 lumens from a power draw of just 7 watts. It'll retail for $25 and be sold door-to-door through Kamen's FIRST youth program.
Several hundred thousand of these bulbs are already produced, thanks to Google's support of a $3 million investment. It's not quite the Google Lightbulb, but now we know the search giant wants to help you find your stuff with better lighting.

28 commenti:

  1. 25 bucks WHAT?

    cool invention though

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  2. Interesting, I wonder if they ship overseas... Also, linked from my blog. I hope you don't mind!

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  3. lol Google does some random shiet :P

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  4. I'd actually like one just for the hell of it. Lights fascinate me.

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  5. Awesome, I am glad Google is looking to support more efficient products. yay!

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  6. jinx: 25 bucks for a lightbulb that uses next to no electricity and will last you years. LED bulbs practically last for fucking ever

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  7. only 450 lumens? that's not very bright. a normal 60W incandescent puts out about 800 lumens and a 100w incandescent puts out about 1500 lumens.

    hopefully this is the road to bright led bulbs, though

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  8. leds are a smart investment

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  9. $25 for a lightbulb seems expenses but I guess they will last and save power.

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  10. I still have to get around to replacing all my bulbs with LEDs.

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  11. losts of power for just 7w , very cool , and google has got all kindas shit under them atm....cool post bro

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