Toshiba LED bulbs

LED lighting is one area that consumer electronics companies have already branched into. Here is a display of Toshiba's E-Core light bulbs, which the company expects to offer in the U.S. by the spring. A bulb that's the equivalent of a 40-watt incandescent will consume 6 watts, and a 60-watt equivalent will consume 8 watts. LED bulbs are also projected to last longer: 40,000 hours versus 1,000 hours on an incandescent. They don't contain mercury, as compact fluorescents do.