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I had contemplated the same, though haven't gone as far as visiting factories. As another commented mentioned, Philips Hue is a possible alternative/competitor
by gaijin 8y ago
I had contemplated the same, though haven't gone as far as visiting factories.
As another commented mentioned, Philips Hue is a possible alternative/competitor, but unsatisfactory in some respects; precise control over exactly which LEDs light up and the lack of red LEDs in its LED array.
The goal was a fully controllable lightbulb so that blue LEDs could be turned off/reduced in the evening, and red LEDs turned on, gradually. Like you said, Flux for real light.
- kweks 8y agoCorrect. The goal was to have your lights automagically adjust during the day / evening, provide a gentle wakeup for winter countries / months with more blue light, and have a soft light for 3AM when you stumble to the bathroom. I do reasonable amounts of manufacturing of other products, so had existing contacts on the ground. The prototype build was a fully functioning strip with wifi control (and a very basic / terrible app attached). Sticking points were marketing and bricks and mortar distributions - which are always large problems to solve.