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This is interesting, not sure that I'd pay $200 for a lightbulb and $60 for every additional bulb, which is actually worse. I estimate that it'd cost about $150
by brackin 14y ago
This is interesting, not sure that I'd pay $200 for a lightbulb and $60 for every additional bulb, which is actually worse. I estimate that it'd cost about $1500 to light my house. It might be something someone would buy for just their bedroom or office. The app doesn't look very intuitive, the woman in the video tapped on five icons to change the brightness of the bulb.
I think a startup will eventually launch something similar on Kickstarter but more like the nest. I don't want to touch the controls, want to have the ability to but I shouldn't have to press about fifteen buttons to switch off each bulb in my house.
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- kellishaver 14y agoI look at it more as mood lighting than functional light you'd fill your whole house with. I might get the starter kit for my home office. It's a bit pricey, though. I believe it's built on ZigBee protocols so hopefully it would be possible to create 3rd-party controls. The bulbs are supposed to last 15yrs - I somehow doubt the app will have such a lifespan.