http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/ Engadget Comments for OSRAM Orbeos OLED lights are small, flat, right behind you http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
When these things get cheap enough...I'm gonna do my whole house with 'em....]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
The downside to CFLs, is the warmup time. Literally, a minute or two will go by before the CFL has warmed up and full light output is achieved. LEDs are instant on, full power.]]>Dec 1st 2009 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/CFL is bad for your eyes. That's been proven many times over and is covered up not only by the CFL industry, but also by many governments including the US.]]>Dec 1st 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
CFLs are available in a range of colour temperatures; I like the bright 'daylight' kind, not the grungey yellowed 'looks like incandescent' flavour. LED lighting will be even better due to the instant-on (although in lots of situations I kind of prefer the CFL fade-up), more widespread dimmer support, and new form factors, but it's not ready for prime time yet in terms of price and efficiency (outside the lab).

I definitely am glad to see companies working on the early technology though. That's how these things improve.]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/However the price in the RS webstore for one of these tiles is 251€ (approx. $370)...]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/To comprehend the importance of research play "Master of Orion": stop investing in research, and your puny race is squashed by canning aliens.]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
LEDs last longer than any current light source, including CFLs. Light fixture manufacturers will point this out as the benefit for using LED-specific fixtures for hard-to-reach areas, including wall washers and street lights, where the cost and time to replace bulbs outweighs the current cost of LED bulbs.]]>Dec 1st 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/About ten times less lifespan ...
]]>Dec 2nd 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/No it's actually canning. Canned food is essential in space exploration.]]>Dec 1st 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
What kind of "traditional bulb tech"? Incandescent, CFL, LED?]]>Dec 1st 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
"They're not as efficient, though, managing just 25 lumens per watt compared to your average CFL's 60 - 72"

Also, high-end T-5 tube florescents offer 100-109 lumen per watt - or put in another way, more than 4 times as efficient as these OLEDs. More promising, I saw a demo a couple weeks ago of a plasma sourced induction bulb that has a 140-160 lumen per watt efficacy.]]>Dec 1st 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
Why is incandescent a benchmark? Incandescent is nothing like natural sunlight, and many modern CFLs surpass incandescent bulbs in their color rendering index.]]>Dec 1st 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/]]>Dec 1st 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/Dec 1st 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/osram-orbeos-oled-lights-are-small-flat-right-behind-you/
I want all my lighting to be 5600 degrees K.
Which is photographic daylight.

Tungsten is way too yellow.

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