“The Worlds Smartest Light Bulb”, is one lofty tagline. Ilumi’s lights featuring Bluetooth Mesh technology, on board ( yes in the bulb) processing and memory, deliver on just that. These are the one bulb on the market that are a self contained solution.
I was fortunate enough to have the team at Ilumi provide a few samples to review. After spending a few weeks with lights, I am really impressed with the performance and brilliance they provide. Ilumi has engineered a master piece that will just get better as they expand their partnerships.
Throughout this review I will cover the setup and use of the bulbs, the features and how I integrated them into my home automation scheme. The Ilumi lights have some great features that really set them apart from other LED smart bulbs.
Lets take a moment and talk about Ilumi. As the home automation market grows and the wave of IOT is flooding the world, there are lots of new names popping up. Ilumi was started as the brain child of Swapnil Bora and Corey Egan back in 2010. Together at the University of Texas at Dallas, they crafted the idea and hit the ground running.
Along the way they have leveraged Kickstarter, Indigogo, as well as Shark Tank to get where they are today. Many of you may have already heard the buzz. They now offer 3 varieties of bulbs, A19, BR30 flood and a new out door flood light.
On to the the tech right! Yes, that is why I am here and you continue to read on. Ilumi has equipped their lights with all kinds of bells and whistles.
- Flash Memory – The on board memory lets the Ilumi lights store your settings. Allowing you to use a standard wall switch to turn the Ilumi bulbs off and on. When they are turned on, they will remember your settings and schedule. Giving the benefits of smart bulb and the use of the light switch.
- Real-time clock – The clock will keep you Ilumi bulbs on track. If you using the Rise and Shine feature, or the Circadian mode, the real-time clock will make sure that the Ilumi bulbs perform the events on time, each time.
- Bluetooth – Not just any Bluetooth, but Ilumi Smart Mesh Bluetooth. Featuring Meshtek technology. Bluetooth is usually a point to point technology. Ilumi has taken it to the next level. They have even begun to license this advanced Bluetooth technology for other devices.
- RGBYW LEDs – Armed with red, green, blue, yellow and while LED’s the Ilumi bulbs can produce a plethora of colors and various shades.
Armed with all that tech inside you can see why the Ilumi bulb stands out from the rest. It is definitely worthy of the SHA Too Cool Award. I am very excited to see what the coming months will hold as Ilumi strives to make their bulbs part of the larger home automation universe. The
majority of smart bulbs on the market today, aren’t smart on their own.
They need to be connected to a Smart Hub such as Wink, or Samsung Smarthings in order to be automated and controlled. They are really just an LED light bulb with a Zigby or zwave radio built in. Ilumi simplifies that by putting all the intelligence in the bulb.
There is a cost for the smartest bulb in the world. An Ilumi A19 standard bulb goes for about $49.99, The Flood version for $59.99 and the outdoor model for $69.99. They are available directly from Ilumi and most of your favorite DIY stores. This price is very competitive against other colorful LED light providers. Especially when you can just purchase one and have full control and automation. Then expand as you feel the need to.
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