[Robert] wanted more out of his GE Color Effects G-35 LED Christmas lights. He reverse engineered and then hacked the protocol the lights use to communicate so that he can control each bulb.

Scientists and engineers on GE’s OLED research team rang in the 2008 holiday season with a first-ever OLED Christmas tree lighting at GE’s Global Research Center headquarters in Niskayuna, N.Y.

This year, GE Consumer & Industrial won’t just be trimming the National Christmas Tree, it will be trimming the nation’s energy bill, too, with the most energy-efficient holiday display in our ...