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Misfit Bolt — A wirelessly connected smart bulb
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@rrhoover We use HUE by Philips at home and I love it. What's nice about HUE is it has an open API so anyone can develop apps for it. I'd be curious to see if The Bolt is open or not. My major pain point with connected lighting is the lack of a casual way to turn lights on and off as I enter or exit a room. They typically use LED's so the power consumption isn't a huge concern, but pulling my phone out every time is annoying.
How does Bolt set itself apart from HUE? Are there any plans to integrate with systems like Nest or other smart home technologies?
This is really great. I have been playing around with the correct lighting setup in my apartment (mainly bedroom) for over a year now. Had resorted to white Christmas lights for the better part of 2 years, as it was the only solution that gave me the soft light feel I desire.
I love the product, but I find it hard to believe Misfit will be around long-term without more product focus. It seems like they are just building whatever they can think of to try and find something that works.
@alexhorre It depends on what setup you want. With the Hue, you're required to have a bridge which serves as a proxy to your lights. With the Bolt and LIFX, the physical bulb is huge because it has a wireless router built into the bulb.
So the questions for you are:
1. Are your light fixtures big enough to hold a oversized bulb like the LIFX or Bolt?
2. Would you rather to add another hub to your router or would you rather sync your bulbs to your router individually?
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