Wi-Fi Light Bulbs Shipping Soon

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 15, 2013 @12:19PM from the please-tell-me-i-can-play-quake-on-my-light-bulbs dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Computerworld has an interview with an Australian startup called LIFX, producing WiFi-connected LED light bulbs. Each light bulb is a small computer running the Thingsquare distribution of the open source Contiki operating system that creates a low-power wireless mesh network between the light bulbs and connects them to the WiFi network. The wireless mesh network lets the light bulbs be controlled with a smartphone app. Through a Kickstarter project, the company has already raised a significant amount of money: over one million USD. "

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Seems like a great way to... by SemmiZamunda · 2013-06-15 12:50 · Score: 5, Interesting

...absolutely POLLUTE the airwaves with junk wi-fi signals. Seems like this would add a ton of unnecessary interference on currently existing wireless networks.