Imagine a light bulb that has been burning since 1901. Nestled in a quiet Californian fire station, the Centennial Light challenges today’s disposable culture, offering a glimpse into a past ...

Planned obsolescence is built into many products, although there is a downside for the environment and consumers. It occurs in electronics, video games, textbooks, light bulbs, cars, etc.

Sticking with light bulbs as a product, they provide amongst the most emblematic case studies of planned obsolescence. Thomas Edison invented commercially viable light bulbs circa 1880.

The Light Bulb Conspiracy, a 2010 documentary by Spanish filmmaker Cosima Dannoritzer, is screening this month in several U.S. cities, including Miami, New York and Albuquerque. The film explores ...

Incandescent light bulbs may put out a warmer-looking light than LEDs, but they're far less efficient. Technology may save them yet, however. Scientists have developed a new incandescent bulb that ...

Livermore’s bulb — considered the world’s longest burning as it nears 110 years — is ... On trial in “Conspiracy” is planned obsolescence — the practice of deliberately designing ...

But the story doesn’t end with the cartel. For starters, the average lifespan of an incandescent bulb is still 1,000 to 1,200 hours. As for life outside of light-bulbs, the practice of knowingly ...

Imagine a light bulb that has been burning since 1901. Nestled in a quiet Californian fire station, the Centennial Light challenges today's disposable culture, offering a glimpse into a past where ...

Sticking with light bulbs as a product, they provide amongst the most emblematic case studies of planned obsolescence. Thomas Edison invented commercially viable light bulbs circa 1880.