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gusguida
1
Jan 15, 2015
How this compares with Philips smart bulb?
CravingSerenity
11
Jan 15, 2015
gusguidahttp://www.engadget.com/products/philips/hue/
Maybe this helps you compare.
To me main difference is that the Hue uses ZigBee(Kinda like wifi) and the ilumi Bluetooth. Imo bluetooth works better: It knows when u are close to it --> it can turn on/off when u get in proximity. also you dont have to use that box which connects to ur modem. But thats just my thoughts...
darcy
6
Jan 15, 2015
gusguidaThese use Bluetooth and don't require a bridge. As far as I can tell, most of the features mentioned towards the end of their video are still "Coming Soon" (according to their website)... Philips Hue has an API while Ilumi does not, but they've mentioned that they have an SDK in development. Hue also works with ifttt.com. Also, the MSRP on Ilumi bulbs is 50% more than Hue...
ilumi
22
Ilumi
Jan 15, 2015
darcyThanks, Darcy! That's exactly correct - Bluetooth allows you to connect to ilumi using only your smartphone or tablet with BLE, which means no other complications required. And we're working on our SDK so we can integrate with services like IFTTT.