Bulbs provide 10 years of efficient light before burning out
Never to be outdone in any consumer electronics category — especially by LG — Samsung is introducing a new range of LED “Smart Bulbs” for residential lighting. The new line consists of a standard lightbulb shape, a higher-performance lamp style (in two variants) and a more efficient tube form factor. The basic Smart Bulb (shown above) will provide up to 15,000 hours — equivalent of 10 years of normal use — of lighting, with the ability to dim down to just 10 percent brightness and tune from 2700K to 6500K for different ranges of whites.
For more advanced applications, there’s also a PAR (Parabolic aluminized reflector) style light, which offers a swivel head and improved lighting suitable for professional lighting applications. There’s also a “Classic Lamp” that’s designed to fit larger light fixtures and provide a simple light that is reminiscent of incandescent lights. Finally there’s the L-Tube style light, which is most likely to be used in commercial or garage applications, and comes in 600, 1200 and 1500mm sizes.
What sets these new Samsung Smart Bulbs apart from others is that they’re controlled directly by your phone over Bluetooth rather than via Wifi with a router in the middle. By just installing an app on your phone or tablet you’ll be able to control up to 64 Smart Bulbs at a time. While this cuts down on the usability when you’re not in the room, it makes setup and control drastically simpler for a number of applications where a router just isn’t available.
Samsung isn’t spilling the beans on pricing or availability on these, but you can expect them to make their way out at prices higher than your average lightbulbs.
Source: Samsung