Super new Geek light bulb from Canada...

psimonl · #1

I love those new ideas...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... lcIb4l4dm8

defenestrate · #2

This is closer to the LED lights we were promised before they became commercially available.

phillipsted · #3

Cool beans! Roll your own light bulb!

TedP

Blerv · #4

I don't know if a dozen or so LEDs attached to a puzzleboard is the best use of the tech. It certainly isn't cheap.

Chipped Karambit · #5

Those look sweet, wouldnt mind replacing all my bulbs with those

Ferris Wheels · #6

I like how they thought outside of the box on this and didn't constrain themselves to a traditional lightbulb shape. As a user of a couple LED light bulbs in the house my biggest issue is the heat they generate, the fact this design doesn't even require the heat sink is impressive.

Blerv · #7

You don't have to worry as much about heat when there are a number of them being pushed at about a watt each (or less). The harder they drive the less efficient and more heat. The problem with a number of LEDs is cost.

I would rather run a dozen single die units at 1w than one 12 (or 24) die bulb at 12 watts. The dispersion of light seems better that way.

Fred Sanford · #8

Seems like a great idea. Hopefully the cost isn't too steep right off the bat.

The Deacon · #9

Interesting, but I think I'll pass. I've never been one for "grand illumination" and all the bulbs in my home are CFLs, save a couple in fixtures I can't reach and rarely, if ever, use. They're mostly 13w -14w replacements for 60w incandescents and most were free gifts from my electric company, so initial cost has been minimal. I just did a few rough calculations and my home uses less that 20KWH of electricity per month for lighting. At just under 9 cents per KWH, that about $1.75 worth of electricity per month, or about $21 a year. To me, that falls into the "inconsequential" category. Not to mention they're even fuglier than the fugliest Spyderco.

tonydahose · #10

it took me a bit to find where to actually buy one. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/619 ... nt-lightbu so it would cost $30 to help kickstart the production and you get one light bulb for it. I would buy some, regardless of how ugly they are but not for $30. Hopefully some big company will buy the tech and make these guys rich and hopefully not screw the end user too much on the price per bulb. I figure a few years before it gets to us.

The Deacon · #11

tonydahose wrote:it took me a bit to find where to actually buy one. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/619 ... nt-lightbu so it would cost $30 to help kickstart the production and you get one light bulb for it. I would buy some, regardless of how ugly they are but not for $30. Hopefully some big company will buy the tech and make these guys rich and hopefully not screw the end user too much on the price per bulb. I figure a few years before it gets to us.

In fairness Tony, that's not an awful lot more than current 100W equivalent LED bulbs.

IG-88 · #12

Backing this bulb! I want to see if it really delivers what they claim and if so I will buy a bunch.

dialex · #13

QUOTE: "...Project by Gimmy Chu..."
... a cousin of the one with the shoes, perhaps...

tonydahose · #14

The Deacon wrote:In fairness Tony, that's not an awful lot more than current 100W equivalent LED bulbs.

i know, i wont buy the current $30 bulbs either. I bought a bunch of the mini cfl ones when home depot had them 4 for $2.50. They were probably losing money on them just to get the cutomers in the door. I would buy the LED bulbs if they were $10 a bulb, that is as high as i would go.

Blerv · #15

It's a question of LED price. I didn't do much of a calculation but it looks like about two dozen of them. Even at 50 cents apiece the raw cost would be $12 per unit not including the other components and packaging.

Cree has a record breaking multi-die LED that does 200 lumens per watt (at 1w), the MK-R. Through a reseller (Cutter) it's just under $7 per unit. If you push it to 4w I believe the efficiency drops to 106/w.

I'm morally opposed to any light they don't tell you what is being used :p . Not that it would be a deal-breaker it's just a bothersome detail.

CameronCurtis · #16

defenestrate wrote:This is closer to the LED lights we were promised before they became commercially available.

When will they become commercially available? They look superb.. I would love to get them..Any information?