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An IP Address For Every Light Bulb

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-yeah-that'll-be-fine dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yesterday NXP and Green Wave Reality announced to the world that they plan to give every lightbulb an IPV6 address. Hot on the heels of Google's 900 mhz announcement, Green Wave Reality already has iPhone / Android / and Web-based support. Looks like the lighting wars have started."

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  1. Re:Wrong place by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Pervasive and ubiquitous surveillance, disguised as an assisting technology for energy efficiency.

    How many gift Trojan horses must we look in the mouth, on a daily basis?

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  2. control lights from your phone by aapold · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No longer will you need a lousy LED flash on your phone camera. Just tap to brighten all lightbulbs in the area. Or if you're into being dark and mysterious, a constantly running app that dims all lights within 50' of your GPS location... people will know when you're coming...

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  3. Re:Wrong place by cayenne8 · · Score: 3, Interesting
    You know...I'm thinking that there might be a good black market demand for good old fashioned, incandescent light bulbs...no IP addresses, nothing to monitor your use with....and good nice lighting that is pleasant on the eyes.

    Hmm...wonder what it would cost to make a few of these on the side?

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  4. Re:Wrong place by BlueStrat · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You've just conceived of the scenario where the possession of a simple incandescent light bulb could be grounds for a charge of treason and punishable by death.

    The incandescent light bulb ban might have a secondary benefit; it might increase border security with Mexico.

    If "contraband" incandescent bulbs are being smuggled in at the Mexico/US border, the EPA and Progressives will have anti-personnel landmines laid, missile-equipped Predator drones patrolling, and automated gun turrets installed at the border before you can say "mass graves".

    Strat

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  5. Re:Wrong place by hldn · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ipv6 provides 2^128 addresses.

    that's 340282366920938463463374607431768211456.

    that's 340 undecillion, 282 decillion, 366 nonillion, 920 octillion, 938 septillion, 463 sextillion, 463 quintillion, 374 quadrillion, 607 trillion, 431 billion, 768 million, 211 thousand and 456

    that absolutely dwarfs the number of stars in the entire observable universe (one septillion is a high estimate.)

    i think we'll be okay (at least for a little while~)

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