Intelligent lighting three major models of the leading representative LED bulbs

Advantages and disadvantages of technology: ZigBee products usually have lower power consumption and lower cost than Wi-Fi products, similar to low-power Bluetooth products. There must be a router-like role in the ZigBee network. The advantage is that the Bridge can connect the ZigBee light to the Internet, which has more remote access capabilities. The disadvantage is that it increases the cost, increases the complexity of the installation, and cannot be Our mobile phone is directly connected and must be transferred.

1, Philips hue

Features: The most famous smart bulb products, with a very balanced performance, will also support Apple HomeKit, able to interact with more devices to truly realize the value of smart bulbs.

Price: 1699 RMB

2, Philips Hue Lux

Features: Although Philips Hue Lux can not adjust the color, but the price is lower, it is more suitable for basic lighting. Of course, it supports color temperature adjustment, and can still achieve subtle lighting effects according to different time and scene.

Price: about 250 yuan / month

3, GE l ink LED lamp

Features: The l ink set contains a central control and two bulbs for $49; the Wink app will allow the user to adjust the brightness of the l Ink smart bulb. Users can remotely control the light bulb at any time, which is very useful when on vacation or on the go.

Price: 15 USD / piece

Mode: Wi-Fi

Advantages and disadvantages of technology: Wi-Fi has the advantage of relatively fast speed, can directly access the Internet without a bridge, and can communicate seamlessly with mobile phones. The main disadvantage is that the Wi-Fi chip has a slightly larger package size, and High power consumption.

1, Lifx

Features: The company of the same name that launched the bulb announced that it raised $12 million in Series A financing. The product has a good display and performance, but the disadvantage is that the smart application is not perfect, but the price is quite reasonable.

Price: 15 USD

2, Belkin WeMo

Features: With 3000 lumens of brightness, Belkin's app offers multiple modes, based on a WIFI connection that can support up to 50 bulb connections and controls at once.

Price: about 810 yuan / set, 240 yuan / month

3, Co nnected by TCP Wireless LED

Features: It supports WIFI connection, has 800 lumens of brightness, and the price is also mid-range. Unfortunately, it does not support other smart home systems such as IFTTT, which is generally linked.

Price: about 685 yuan / 3

4, Insteon LED

Features: The biggest advantage is that the price is relatively cheap, and also supports WIFI connection, with a wide range of uses. In addition, it will also support the Microsoft platform in June this year, and is probably the first smart light bulb to fully support iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

Price: about 190 yuan / month

Mode: BLE

Advantages and disadvantages of technology: BLE (Low-Power Bluetooth Technology) is the latest focus on low power consumption (button battery can be used for more than half a year), fast connection (only 1-3ms), long-distance communication (up to 50m) A new generation of short-range wireless communication specifications, with special emphasis on and optimized data exchange for small data packets, can be said to be tailor-made communication means for IOT (interoperability test) era of different IoT vendors. The disadvantage is that it cannot be supported by old-fashioned smartphones. (Only support Apple iPhone after iPhone4S and Android phone after Android4.3).

1, yeelight blue

Features: color adjustment of the lamp, brightness control, switch; mobile phone microphone to collect external music, turn the rhythm into flashing of the light, to achieve a similar atmosphere of the disco; pure white light to achieve a small range of lighting needs.

Price: 199 yuan / month