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Philips today announced a breakthrough in LED lighting technology, providing a significant gain in brightness per watt compared to other LED light sources.

Philips researcher Coen Lidenbaum with TLED 200lm/w prototype

The new warm white TLED (tube LED) prototype is able to deliver 200 lumens-per-watt, which is about half of the energy required by current LED technology to produce the same brightness, without affecting the quality of work light.

Philips researcher Rifat Hikmet with TLED 200lm/w prototype

To put this in perspective, a fluorescent bulb only produces 100 lumens-per-watt, and incandescents produce 15 lumens-per-watt. This breakthrough could result in significant energy savings, especially when replacing existing tube bulbs widely used in offices and industrial applications.

Philips hopes to commercialize the 200 lumen-per-watt TLED bulb by 2015.

Gtech has just released its Gtech AirRam High-Power Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, and its going to make vacuuming up your house more easier than ever. The AirRam vacuum is cordless, but possesses just as much power, if not more, than a corded vacuum. It boasts a 3-inch, slim profile and only weighs 7.7 pounds, making it easy to move around, even around the trickiest places like under your couch.

The Gtech AirRam vacuum is much more energy efficient than most vacuums. It only uses 100 watts of electricity compared to other vacuums that use an average of about 2,000 watts. It takes about 4 hours to charge the vacuum, however, it can run up to 40-60 minutes on a single charge, which is much longer compared to the other, cordless vacuums currently on the market.

The vacuum works on any floor surface, including carpets, rugs, hard wood, tile, and many more. The AirRam doesn’t have a bag or a canister. It’s direct Dirt-to-Tray technology lifts up dirt, dust, and debris and compacts it into easy-to-dispose “bales” that you can just empty into your trashcan. Also, with AirRam’s Data Bridge, you can connect the vacuum to your computer via USB cable to find out how much electricity you’ve saved, and how many calories you’ve burned while vacuuming.

According to Gtech, the AirRAM vacuum cleaner “represents the biggest evolution in vacuum development over the last 20 years.” You can purchase the Gtech AirRAM Vacuum Cleaner off Amazon, or at your local Brookstone, for $349.95. It’s available in both White and Graphite, and you have an option of purchasing a spare battery if need be, just for those of you who want to get all your cleaning done in one go.

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Android tablet fans will have a new tablet to choose from starting tomorrow when the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet hits stores in the U.S. As the name suggests, the tablet has an eight-inch screen with a native resolution of 1280 x 800. The tablet runs the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 uses a 1.6 GHz Samsung Exynos Quad-core processor and has 2 GB of RAM. The tablet comes with 16GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for up to 64GB of additional storage. The tablet also has integrated dual-band 802.11/b/g/n Wi-Fi and a 4600 mAh battery. It’s also got a Wacom-based digitizer screen with Samsung’s S-Pen pressure-sensitive stylus.

Other hardware features for the little tablet include a five-megapixel rear camera that can record full HD resolution video and a 1.3-megapixel front camera. The tablet also comes 50 GB of free Dropbox storage good for two years from the date of purchase. The Wi-Fi only Galaxy Note 8.0 will sell for $399.99(USD). Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing or a release date for an LTE version in the U.S.

Engadget and The Verge both have posted early reviews, with decidedly mixed feelings about the little tablet.

Got an idea to change the world? Verizon wants to hear it, and it might even get you a cool $10 million.

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