Q. We had some friends visiting us recently and they commented that our two torchiere lamps were dangerous and we ought to get rid of them. We've had these lamps for many years and never had any ...

Q. Friends told us our two torchiere lamps are dangerous and we ought to get rid of them. They said that they use too much energy and could start fires. Do you know anything about this? A. Halogen ...

Q. We had some friends visiting us recently and they commented that our two torchiere lamps were dangerous and we ought to get rid of them. We've had these lamps for many years and never had any ...

About 40 million halogen torchiere floor lamps have been recalled because they can cause fires if they come in contact with flammable materials. Since 1992 there have been 189 fires and 11 deaths ...

I have one of those halogen floor torch lamps, the kind that points directly to the ceiling. It's amazingly bright, at 300W, and pretty much illuminates the entire living and dining area of my condo.

QUESTION: A couple of months ago you ran an item on how to get wire guards for halogen torchiere floor lamp bulbs. I have not been able to find the guards at the stores you mentioned – Home Depot, Wal ...

George Kovacs, a designer, manufacturer and importer of innovative and stylish modern lighting fixtures who introduced the ubiquitous halogen torchiere to the United States, died Friday at his home in ...

GE Lighting on Wednesday announced a new light bulb that is effectively a mashup of old and new. Its new hybrid halogen-CFL bulb looks like a fluorescent bulb shoved inside a traditional incandescent ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Consumers searching for the latest hybrid can soon look beyond their local car dealership. Starting in 2011, GE Lighting brings hybrid technology to the lighting aisle in ...

GE put a halogen capsule inside the swirl of a compact fluorescent light bulb. With the upcoming ban on inefficient incandescent bulbs, manufacturers are coming up with ways to hit efficiency targets ...