GE has Unveiled unique LED bulb designed to distribute light like an incandescent bulb, but doesn’t need to be changed for 17 years. The inventor of the first visible light-emitting diode makes history again this year as it begins to show customers a 40-watt replacement GE Energy Smart® LED bulb available later this year or early 2011. GE Lighting’s new LED bulb is expected to consume just 9 watts, provide a 77 percent energy savings and produce nearly the same light output as a 40-watt incandescent bulb, while lasting more than 25 times as long.
This is a bulb that can virtually light your kid’s bedroom desk lamp from birth through high school graduation, says John Strainic, global product general manager, GE Lighting. It’s an incredible advancement that’s emblematic of the imagination and innovation that GE’s applying to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
The LED bulb sports a funky aesthetic, and there’s good reason for that. According to GE, the fins around the side help direct light downward on the intended surface and all around rather than beam light out the top of a lampshade like most current LED bulbs do.
Look for GE’s LED bulb to ship this Fall or early 2011 for around $40 to $50.
