Leading light bulb maker and compact disc player inventer Philips has thrown its hat, or bulb, in the ring to win a $10 million US government prize for the first mass-market ready LED light bulb.
It’s a tough challenge, and a number of entrants have already been summarily rejected by the government, which has strict standards.
The idea is to get a good bulb in place from the start, which is what did NOT happen with the compact fluorescent light, which definitely gave “made in China” a bad name as part of it.
That said, Philips has a fighting chance of winning, with what it has entered. And, in many ways, if the price is right, an LED would trump a CFL.
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