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Despite the Republican party’s best, yet misguided efforts, incandescent bulbs are on their way out. Energy-efficient lighting like CFLs and LEDs are fast becoming the norm, and it was only a matter ...

Lutron dimmers also help prolong the life of bulbs, especially when used with compatible LED lamps. When lights operate at reduced power levels, they produce less heat and endure less wear, resulting ...

Anyone with a yen for hi-tech wizardry on the decoration front will want to get their hands on Lutron’s Vierti LED dimmers. Touch sensitive, you just run your finger up and down the LED display strip ...

The $150 Lutron Smart Bridge turns Lutron's un-smart dimmer products into Wi-Fi-enabled home automation pros. While the Smart Bridge and corresponding app work incredibly well, $150 feels excessive ...

Lutron’s Caséta Wireless is one of our favorite smart lighting solutions, but all the buttons, icons, and LED dots on its in-wall dimmer can look pretty geeky. Homeowners desiring a more understated ...

Date Announced: 07 Mar 2012 -- Combinations evaluated in the free Lutron testing program ensure compatibility between controls and LED drivers, luminaires, and screw-in bulbsCoopersburg, PA -- Light ...

Three years ago, Lutron was one of the first vendors to venture into the HomeKit ecosystem with its Caséta Wireless lighting controls, which include plug-in lamp dimmers, wall-mounted dimmer switches, ...

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Joel Spira invented the solid-state dimmer switch in 1959. There are reportedly at least 150M dimmers currently out in the world, which is doubtless the reason for the EnergyStar requirement that CFL ...