Toshiba starts selling LED lights for homes

Nikkei.net reported that its lighting division has already started selling the lights to commercial ventures, but has now cut the price of the products to around ¥20,000 (~$164).

That seems more than just a little tad expensive but Nikkei didn't say whether it was for a whole house rather than just one bulb. LED lights consume around a seventh the power of the incandescent variety.

The same wire also reports that Honda will compete with Sharp and Sanyo by gearing up a solar cell fab. Solar power is used a third of a million of Japanese homes. µ

L'INQ
Nikkei.net sub needed

See Also
LED lighting closer than we think
Philips man predicts death of light bulbs