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Smartest Light Bulbs Ever, Dumbest Idea Ever?
An anonymous reader writes "A spate of smart LED bulbs and light sockets are coming to market and seeking crowdfunding, following the (apparent) success of Philips Hue. But do they really make sense for lighting control? Here's a comprehensive roundup of 13 products and the pros and cons of the category." I like the idea of controllable, long-lasting light bulbs, but I haven't yet been tempted enough to pay $50 apiece.
Seems somebody is craving attention at any cost.
Nah, just the stock Slashdot "we hate energy efficiency" rant applied to the next generation of products.
CFLs? Every Slashdotter needs to walk into a room and instantly have 6500K light or people... will... die !
Solar panels? Take more energy to make than they'll ever produce, and it lowers property values to have free electricity.
IGPs? Sure, I only play cheesy online Flash solitaire, but I NEED A quad 7990 and an external 3KW PSU just to feed it.
Electric cars? They "had to" push it home on that show with the car guys. And Elon Musk eats Christian babies.
And LED bulbs? Still new enough that you have the uninformed Luddites bitching that they cost $60 each, despite the fact that you can now buy them for under $20 regularly and around $10 on sale - Still pretty damned expensive, but in the "worth it" range for the handful of lights you use the most.