LIFX Colour 1000 Bulb | GADGETHEAD New Products Reviewed & Rated

I love the idea of this bulb, not only is it practical but it is really good fun, it converts your lighting appliance into an intelligent piece of equipment that can be controlled in a number of different ways with just the touch of your smart phone. At its very basic it is a light bulb that you pop in like any other normal bulb, download the app and then follow the simple instructions to sync it up, from here you can turn your light on and off without the laborious task of actually getting up off your backside to hit the switch, the LIFX is also compatible with the Apple Watch or Android Wear so you don’t even have to move to reach your smartphone to control your light settings. Unsurprisingly there is a lot more to it than switching it on and off, you can select the brightness by controlling it like a dimmer switch and choose from over 16 Million Colours and 1000 Shades of White to create different atmospheres. By using the app you can save personalised combinations of brightness and colour as Scenes or pick from lots of pre-programmed Themes to set the mood, for example tranquil, focused or cheerful. The Schedule function is great for syncing your lights with routines for example it can be used to wake you up in a more natural way by increasing the brightness of your bedroom light slowly in the morning to coincide with your alarm clock. IFTTT enables you to connect the LIFX Channel to 237 different Channels, this gives you the option of customising your light in loads for different ways, you can make it flash a different colour when you get tagged in a Facebook picture, make the light in your room a warmer colour when it is raining outside, automatically turn on when you get home or even flash your favourite sports teams colour when they score. Now at the price they are asking it could take a while to save enough money to replace all the bulbs in your house but LITX claims that each bulb last 27 years and with the ability to control all the bulbs individually and their compatibly with the Nest Protect, Nest Thermostat, Google App, Samsung SmartThings and more smart home technology it could prove a worthy investment. Sadly it doesn’t work with Siri or Apple HomeKit, we also found they got very hot so I wouldn’t use them in an enclosed fixture aside from that this is a fantastic product, brighter and with more functions than any other smart bulbs we have seen so far. RRP $59.99

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4.8 out of 5

Pros

Bright

Adjustable and dimmable

User friendly app

Compatible with a range of smart home products

Uses WiFi, no hub needed

Available in white (60 or 65 watt) or colour, including white, (70 or 75 watt)

27 year lifespan

Cons