Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sami Sarkis / Getty Images If you are about to purchase a TV or video projector and haven't shopped for either in several years, ...

Watts and lumens — they both describe lightbulbs, but do you know what they actually mean? Did you know that wattage is no longer a reliable way to tell how bright a bulb is? Do you know what makes ...

LED maker Cree announced this week that it had achieved a new record in terms of lighting efficiency, harvesting 303 lumens per watt from a white high power LED at room temperature. This represents a ...

The lumen is one of the most common units for measuring the brightness of any given light source. Despite its ubiquity, it’s actually also one of the worst ways to gauge illumination. Here, we dispel ...

After 16 years of bipartisan discussion, the incandescent lightbulb ban is now in effect. The effort to phase out the lightbulb began with former President George W. Bush in 2007 and has since been ...

A huge focus of the AV world has been on brightness, and for good reason. Without an adequately bright image, especially in a room awash with ambient light, your displays picture will look washed out ...

If you’re shopping for a flashlight, you may think looking at how many lumens it puts out is the best way to determine quality or usefulness. It’s an understandable assumption, but that number in ...

Online lighting, furniture and décor retailer Lumens recently opened a design gallery with an immersive environment in San Francisco. We followed up with CMO Dana Gers to discuss the role the gallery ...

Planning your lighting for a photo or video shoot can be complicated, and the terminology used to measure light in lighting equipment can make things even more confusing. When shopping online, most ...