Next year, GE Lighting is set to release an incandescent-shaped light bulb that combines halogen and compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) technology. The halogen capsule inside GE’s new hybrid bulb comes on instantly, allowing it to operate noticeably brighter in less than a half a second. The capsule shuts off once the CFL comes to full brightness.
First to launch will be GE Reveal and GE Energy Smart Soft White varieties, featuring 15-watt and 20-watt hybrid halogen-CFL bulbs that are considered viable replacements for 60-watt and 75-watt incandescent bulbs, respectively. In addition, the bulb has been engineered to operate with a very low level of mercury.
