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Sunday 21 April 2013

Control your lights with WiFi

LIFX are bringing home automation one step closer with a new wifi light bulb that can change colour, fits in your normal light bulb socket, needs no additional hardware and can be controlled remotely by your phone or tablet.

The LED bulbs, which should last for around twenty five years, cost around fifty pounds and are available for pre order now with delivery going live in August or September.

The bulbs can be controlled by your android or ios device of choice, and can change colour to whatever takes your fancy, in fact they can even change according to the music you're playing if you really want them to.

For android users in particular this promises some very useful benefits when linked with an automation app such as Tasker or Locale, now you can have your lights switch on when you're close to home or if you're out late and don't want people to realise you're not home, you can turn them on remotely.

Going away for a few days? Just tell the lights to switch on overnight to create the impression you're at home should any nefarious visitors come calling in the night. Having a party? Have the lights in your house change colour and intensity in time to your music.

The possibilities are virtually endless and the WiFi bulbs make automating your lighting simple, affordable and, most importantly, user friendly without needing the purchase of any extra equipment. It's as easy as screwing in a light bulb.