Philips has revealed a new LED light bulb, the 10.5W SlimStyle, trimming down the profile of the incandescent replacement for a lamp the company says should be more efficient and cheaper than previous bulbs. The light, which will go on sale from January 2nd, is expected to be priced at around $3-4 apiece after rebates […]
Just about everyone and their aunt owns a smartphone these days, and you know for sure that the vehicles in which you ride in day-to-day, too, are getting smarter. Homes have also been outfitted with their fair share of technology and devices to be smart in their own right, so why not make sure that the insides of your home too, would be able to live up to its technological billing on the outside? Enter the AwoX StriimLight B-10 LED light bulb which will not only bring light to your home, but it also comes with a built-in Bluetooth speaker which makes it a snap to play back digital music wherever it is installed in your home, making it a simple “smart home” upgrade, so to speak.
The AwoX StriimLight B-10 LED light bulb is a long life, energy efficient bulb that is so easy to install, all you need to do would be to screw it into current lamp sockets and hooking it up to Bluetooth-enabled devices including the likes of smartphones, laptops and tablets. After pairing it to the StriimLight, you will be able to make use of your Bluetooth-enabled device to stream music and control your tracks.
The hardware manufacturers have done their bit to throw in an included IR remote control which will be able to turn the light on and off, where it can also be used to adjust the volume of your music to a level that you desire. This quick set up scheme makes it a snap for anyone to integrate sound anywhere there’s a light, all without having to go through the hassle of pulling wires, or requiring one to make changes to the decor. It would be as simple as screwing it in, flicking on the switch, and play the music of your choice. It gives out a warm white color and will be available from January 2014 onward at $99 a pop.
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Come January, the reign of incandescent bulbs comes to an end as the US collectively moves towards a greener, LED-lit future. The new 60 watt-equivalent SlimStyle LED bulb from Philips can light up a room without heating it, too.
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Continued advances in the connected home
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There’s no incense, air freshener, or scented candle on earth that smells as good as freshly baked bread. So turning a loaf into a warm glowing lamp that probably smells amazing is worthy of some kind of award, right?. If not the Nobel Prize, then definitely your hard earned money.
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You love your camera kit. Of course you do, it’s beautiful! But wouldn’t it be great if you could make use of it—by which we mean, well, look at it—while it wasn’t in use? That’s where Phlite might just come in.
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When the power goes out, it’s terrible. Nothing works, and for some reason it’s impossible to remember that: I always find myself doing things like “well if I can’t watch TV I can at least read this book, I’ll just turn on the light…” and then nada of course. With SmartCharge, a new Kickstarter project, that might actually work, since it’s an LED bulb with a built-in power reserve that remains on uninterrupted when the rest of your power goes off.
The LED bulb component of SmartCharge fits standard light fixtures and cuts power usage by up to 90 percent vs. incandescents, and should last 25 years under normal usage conditions, if everything goes as predicted. When the power goes out, the SmartCharge bulb has a reserve battery built-in that’s good for up to four hours of lighting, which should be enough to weather most storms and brownouts.
The key to SmartCharge’s magic is that it recognizes and remembers the position of the light switch before the power outage, and then continues on again after the power returns as if nothing had ever happened. This smart switch position memory even works with two and three-stage lights, but there is a downside: It only works with one light in a series controlled by a single switch at the moment, though the founding team is sorting out a way it can work with a single switch that controls a whole bank of bulbs.
Founder Shailendra K. Suman previously started a successful propane gas tank metering company, as well as a lost item tracking gadget startup, and he has worked for Northern State Power in the past and has two degrees in engineering, so he knows a thing or two about brownouts and building things.
SmartCharge is seeking $50,000 in funding, and has already raised nearly $15,000 of that with 42 days left in the campaign. Backers qualify for a pre-order of a single SmartCharge bulb starting at $35, which is actually very reasonable when compared to the price of even basic, non-smart LED bulbs these days. Suman anticipates shipping to backers will begin in April next year.
Smart lighting like Philips’ hue is great if your phone or tablet seldom leaves your hand, but sometimes you want a light switch on the wall where you’d expect it to be. The Goldee Light Controller promises to be just that, but it’s no ordinary switch: the minimalistic black square hides touchless-gesture sensors, an AMOLED […]
The smartbulb throne isn’t exactly the most exciting one to occupy, but Philips Hue has its fair share of challengers, such as the freshly released Bluetooth-controlled Lumen. Similar to Hue, you can tweak not only the bulb’s color, but also its intensity. In addition, several modes come baked into the light source, including one that programs the Lumen to flash whenever a call comes in, and another that syncs its effects with music. Unlike Philips’ fancy bulbs, though, the device doesn’t need a WiFi hub to work — it connects directly to an iOS or Android device loaded with its companion app. What’s more, its creators claim the product consumes only one-sixth of the energy a 40W bulb does despite emitting comparable light. If a Bluetooth-connected bulb intrigues you — even though the idea itself isn’t new — you can now snatch the Lumen online or from various retailers for $70.
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Source: Lumen
Color-changing LED lighting is probably the most obvious way of introducing some smart home tech, and though Philips’ hue is the best known system, that hasn’t stopped startup rivals from trying to take its crown. Lumen turned to crowdfunding to get its TL800 Bluetooth 4.0 bulb off the ground, and now it’s headed to store […]
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