Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The invention of the blue LED was groundbreaking enough to warrant a Nobel prize. For the last decade, researchers have been trying to take the technology to the next level by controlling the color of ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Currently, Wyze's forum report on the latest breach includes ...

You would think that there’s nothing to know about RGB LEDs: just buy a (strip of) WS2812s with integrated 24-bit RGB drivers and start shuffling in your data. If you just want to make some shinies, ...

The first light bulbs were invented in the 1800s, and since then, lighting technologies have continued to grow and improve in order to provide better flexibility and energy efficiency. Light-emitting ...

It is well-known that simultaneously mixing two primary-color light sources, such as red and green, creates a secondary color, such as yellow. This mixing process commonly occurs in tricolor LEDs. One ...

Vintage-style LED smart bulbs have been a thing for a while, but I haven’t seen one quite like this new one from Savant’s GE Lighting division. The all-new Cync Clear Full Color Direct Connect A19 ...

The first production LED-powered projectordebuted in 2005, and a number of projectorswith output of 5 to 15 lumens from variousmanufacturers followed. These new smallerprojectors could easily fit into ...