A look at one of the newer LED bulbs that can pass for an old fashioned incandescent bulb.

A super-short LED bulb history: The first LED bulb I learned about was in February, 2009. It was the old "Daily Giz Wiz" when Leo Laporte told me about the first consumer LED 60 watt bulb replacement. The technology was amazing, but so was the price -- it cost $110! That was 7 years ago. Then about four years ago there was a break-through with the Switch 60 LED bulb. It was remarkable because it was one of the 1^st dimmable LED lights! And it sold for only $60!

A couple of the newer LED lights around today are from Cree. The Cree Soft White LED (4Flow) LED bulb replacement uses only 10 watts. It's fully dimmable, and it gives off a warm 'incandescent' glow. It's also lightweight and can found for as low as $6.00.

If you have a connected home, there's the Cree Connected LED bulb  Daylight (5000K) light that looks and lights like a regular light bulb and even there regular non-connected bulb. But this one be controlled from anywhere. Simply install your bulbs and compatible hub, sync with the applicable App, and begin to control your light settings using your iOS or Android device. Compatible with many home automation systems, the Cree Connected LED bulb works with either Wink, SmartThings, WeMo Link or any other ZigBee Certified hub. (This bulb is NOT WiFi enabled.)  Once installed, you can easily dim or brighten to the perfect setting, schedule lights to come on automatically at the start of the day, or turn on lights for added security when you are away from home, all from the palm of your hand. They use 11.5 watts to equal a 60 watt bulb replacement. There is also a Cree Connected Soft White (2700K) LED available. Cree bulbs are only at Home Depot and on Amazon.

And remember, not all dimmers will work with LED bulbs. Screw-in dimmable compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and screw-in dimmable light emitting diode lamps (LEDs) are a great energy-saving alternative to incandescent or halogen light sources; however, dimming them may be difficult. Lutron's dimmers with HED Technology provides a solution to  dimming challenges. The Credenza dimmable CFL/LED lamp dimmer with HED Technology features advanced dimming circuitry that is designed for compatibility with most high efficacy light bulbs. Simply plug-in your table or floor lamp and start dimming! Use the slide to turn the light on/off or up to brighten and down to dim. They also provide full-range dimming for halogen and incandescent bulbs, ensuring today's dimmer is compatible with moderm light sources.