A new light "bulb?"

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Is something like this the successor to the Edison screw-in light bulb base? It's the Helion LED lighting module from Bridgelux and partner Molex, a product the company plans to start producing early next year aimed primarily at commercial customers. The module includes the electronics called a driver needed for power conversion within the device, rather than as a separate "brick." That means the modules can be fitted into light fixtures and then upgraded by replacing the module without having to update the driver.

See related story, Inventing a new light socket for LED lighting.

October 7, 2011 9:44 AM PDT

Photo by: Martin LaMonica/CNET

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica

 

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