Lighting Science Group has received a 2012 International CES Best of Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honoree with its new low cost World Bulb™ – an omnidirectional 60-watt equivalent A19 LED bulb.

The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA)® International CES Innovations Awards recognize outstanding design and engineering advancements across 32 consumer electronics product groupings – Lighting Science Group's product was honored in the Eco-Design & Sustainable Technologies category.

Compared with relatively efficient CFLs, the World Bulb uses 35% less electricity and, unlike fluorescent lights, contains no toxic mercury.  At a suggested retail price below $15, the World Bulb's payback from electricity savings versus incandescent should take approximately 8 months with a calculated lifetime of 17 years based on 8 hours a day of use. 

The World Bulb is planned for launch in early 2012 in India and will roll out to other countries throughout the remainder of the year.

The CEA's 2012 International CES Best of Innovations honor is awarded to the products with the highest judges' scores and will be featured in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase at the 2012 International CES.

The 2012 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, is scheduled to run January 10-13, 2012.