Android-Controlled LED Light Bulb

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It would be a cool enough thing to walk in to a room and turn the high efficiency LED lights on by silmply giving a touch on your smartphone. This is not a sci-fi film scene, but a real possibility since Google announced last month that they are teaming up with Lighting Science Group to create LED light bulbs that can be controlled with your Android based device such as a smartphone or tablet.

Artificial lighting accounts for about 11% of your home’s energy use, so smarter lighting systems are a surefire way to reduce the carbon footprint of our built environment – which accounts for a remarkable 38% of CO2 emissions in the US. The new bulbs are set to hit store shelves by the end of the year at around $20 to $40, the bulb can be set up by the average consumer to turn on lights at pre-set times or to turn on lights when a person carrying an Android smartphone comes near or to respond to commands entered through an app on the phone.

The bulb, which would communicate through a home router network, carries a small computer chip that interacts with the phone. The product costs about the same as other LED bulbs, said Eric Holland, LSG vice president of electrical engineering. “The most difficult part has been designing it at a price point that’s attractive to most people,” Holland said. “It’s not so easy to make one that doesn’t cost $100.” LED bulbs are more expensive but use far less electricity and last up to 20 years.

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Google Unveils Brilliant Android-Controlled LED Light Bulb :
The search giant worked with Lighting Science Group to develop the omnidirectional 60-watt equivalent bulb, which can be dimmed or brightened on the fly by an Android-equipped smart phone, tablet, or laptop. The smart bulb is the perfect test bed for Google’s new protocol, which stands to open the door to a new wave of energy-efficient home systems. tube led

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Another great feature of LEDs is that they last much longer than incandescent bulbs, so once you get your headlamp going and fresh batteries installed, Bright Night Lights you can count on hundreds of hours of use time from your bulb.