Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

It turns out the "10-year lifespan" printed on your LED box is often a total fantasy. I spent years falling for the marketing, only to end up standing on a ladder every six months replacing bulbs that ...

I’ve been playing around with various LED smart lights for over a decade. The first set of household bulb replacements that I really got into was a Philips Hue kit I bought in 2012. It was pretty cool ...

What if you could change the wattage or color temperature without replacing a bulb? The Home Depot’s new EcoSmart Universal ...

Along with being brighter, LED bulbs tend to use less power and have a much longer average lifespan compared to conventional halogen bulbs. Now that LED lighting technology has gotten significantly ...