This season the consumer market was a-buzz with the relatively new LED lighting products. The new lighting technology boasted energy savings of over 95% and lamp life of 50,000 hours or more. The consumer market embraced this new technology and now many people are looking for LEDs suitable for other applications.
"LED technology has been around for more than 30 years but it was largely used only in industrial applications—most consumers didn’t even know it existed until recently," .
After wide consumer acceptance of the new LED lights, the lighting industry has ramped up development and is pushing many new LED products to the market. “Most people have seen LED flashlights in the big box stores but most consumers don’t know the LED technology is also available in other applications such as rope light, standard household light bulbs, and landscape lights . Although LED technology is still relatively new to the consumer market and most LED products are not available in the big box stores, consumers interested in trying other types of LED lighting can find many options online.


