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Why would anyone want to use something like a smartphone to control their lighting? Smartphones are todays temporary fad, and will change every few years. The
by Aardwolf 14y ago
Why would anyone want to use something like a smartphone to control their lighting?
Smartphones are todays temporary fad, and will change every few years.
The lighting of your house, however, is supposed to last a few decades, unless you like totally redocorating every few years.
- fastball 14y agoChanging lightbulbs =/= "totally redecorating". Besides, while smartphones may change over the years, they will be replaced by something where a smart lightbulb would be equally applicable. For instance, if at some point in the future we are able to integrate computers with our brains, we could use our brain-computers to turn on/change colour of our lightbulbs.
- EmilStenstrom 14y agoThey say that they will release an SDK so you can connect to it in the future too, whatever kind of device you have.
- Karunamon 14y agoSmartphones are todays temporary fad You think carrying a mobile computing device wherever you go is a "temporary fad"? Really?
- Aardwolf 14y agoNo, I do not. However, today's specific implementation is. Are you really convinced that you'll be able to run an iPhone app from today in 10 years? It's just that, I'd love to have a fancy lighting system, but please with its own specific remote(s), not a device you replace and that changes every few years.