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Need (or want) to Control Your Lights with Your Phone?
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 "Spark:
Upgrade Your Lights with Wi-Fi and Apps" That is the tag line for a Kickstarter™ crowdfunded
project that seeks to commercialize a device that screws into a standard light bulb socket and
wirelessly controls a bulb (up to 100 W) which is screwed
into it. Evidently the product is already designed and tested, so all the development and marketing
team needs now is enough cash to do FCC certification (due to the switching
power supply, controller, and WiFi signal) and a production launch. As of this writing
there are 1,162 Backers, and $92,189 has already been pledged toward the $250,000 goal. They
have 13 days left to reach the goal, or the entire effort has to begin all over. Spark needs
a WiFi router within about 200 feet, and will only work with dimmable bulbs, which includes
Edison's evil Earth-killing incandescents, LEDs, and dimmable (but not
standard) CFLs. I did not see a target retail price. The team has a very well-done presentation
for their effort.Posted December 2012 |
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