Along with taking out the rubbish, one
of the traditional ‘men’s jobs’ around the home has always been
standing on a chair and unscrewing old lightbulbs and replacing them
with fresh ones.
But new technology from Samsung might make the chore a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Samsung’s new range of LED bulbs have a lifespan of 40,000 hours – 40 times a standard incandescent bulb.
The company calculates that with normal use, the bulbs should last for 36 years.
‘Samsung is now using it’s expertise in digital electronics to
revolutionize the lighting industry,’ says the company.
Samsung is a world leader in ‘LED’ TVs – actually LCD panels which are lit by a panel of LEDs behind the screen.
LED
lights are becoming increasingly common, and generally offer a fairly
long lifespan, but even so, 36 years is something of an eye-opener.
‘A light bulb is no longer just a light bulb. It’s a digital technology
made up of LED chips, drivers and electronics – familiar turf for
Samsung,’ says Kevin Dexter, Samsung’s senior VP of home appliances.
