Design
company LIFX Labs has created a smart multi-colored LED light bulb that can be
controlled with your smartphone. LIFX has already surpassed its $100,000
goal for backing, taking in over three times that much with nearly two months
left for fundraising. It also brings a wide variety of functionality to
something most people consider mundane but necessary: a light bulb.
Called ‘LIFX’,
owners can use their Apple or Android smart phones to control their lights from
anywhere; choose the brightness for a specific bulb, a room or the entire
house; and even change the colors to match their mood or décor.
Because it is connected
to your phone, the lights will even be able alert you of notifications from
Twitter, Facebook and text messages.
The light bulb is also energy efficient—it uses approximately 1/10th the energy of the standard household bulb and can last up to 25 years.
“LIFX answers a need that is well and truly overdue. Everyone in the world needs light bulbs. Existing light bulbs are based on an archaic technology that threatens our environment,” LIFX inventor Phil Bosua wrote.
“Light bulbs consume approximately 20% of electricity in homes around the world. They need to be more efficient, smarter and last longer. In the twenty-first century, people need lighting that matches the “smart culture” and eco aware sensibilities of our day.”
The light bulb is also energy efficient—it uses approximately 1/10th the energy of the standard household bulb and can last up to 25 years.
“LIFX answers a need that is well and truly overdue. Everyone in the world needs light bulbs. Existing light bulbs are based on an archaic technology that threatens our environment,” LIFX inventor Phil Bosua wrote.
“Light bulbs consume approximately 20% of electricity in homes around the world. They need to be more efficient, smarter and last longer. In the twenty-first century, people need lighting that matches the “smart culture” and eco aware sensibilities of our day.”
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