This may just be the next revolution in smart-home gadgetry and lighting. This brilliantly designed bulb does a lot of cool stuff. It’s LED, not CFL, so not only are you safe from mercury vapor poisoning if you drop one, these babies are simply far more durable than compact fluorescents and they don’t tend to spontaneously burn out the way CFL’s are prone to do in some outlets. No – this new bulb, the Twist, is not simply a bulb. It is also a speaker. Not just a speaker – it’s AirPlay ready. And for you Android geeks that know nothing of Apple, AirPlay is Apple’s super easy technology for streaming from your iOS device to HDTVs – well, now you can do that to these bulbs.
Wait – there’s more. These smart bulbs connect to your phone so they know what time of the day it is. They are bluish-white in the morning and give a warm glow in the evening. Why? Twist LEDs mimic the sun’s patterns, so that waking up, falling asleep, and everything in between is more natural.
You can use these bulbs all over your house for light, then rock the casbah when you’re doing spring cleaning. These are things you never thought would go together. The vibration of a music speaker would be too much for incandescent and CFL bulbs – but LED’s were made for this… they just didn’t know it until now.
Oh – and you don’t have to clamor for your iPhone or iPad every time you need to turn on a light or play music – there’s a manual hardware dial switch as well – it’s beautiful in its simplicity. The form factor will allow you to put it the Twist in just about any lamp that would accommodate a standard incandescent bulb.
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