Recent content by NewZealandHome

yeah it will be good when there are some 6-way wireless enabled wall switches available in every country, and available in lots of different styles, and is under $40 each.  The switch style thing is what matters the most to me. My favorite so far are these ones..

  Automated light switches use the same electronics parts as smart light bulbs, if I was engineering a wall switch I would use the same components in the light switch as the LimitlessLED smart bulbs.  they will both equally last decades if built well. We actually research individual component...

I think homes will stay wired the way they are for reachable isolation in emergencies, if anything there will just be lesser switches, maybe 1 per larger zone. The large number of fixture types, lamps, and installation cost actually works "against" smart wall switches because they won't work...

If you get some flicker from your LED lights on a dimmer circuit when the dimmer is off or very low.  You can talk to your electrician about adding a capacitor on the first light bulb in the circuit connected to Switch Live & Neutral to absorb the residual current that is causing the problem...

  We are actively considering implementation scenarios whereby we can distribute SmartApps to and execute SmartApps locally on the hub. These scenarios include two implementation concepts: First is support for local “Wiring”. What we call SmartApps Wiring is a feature that will allow simple...

67 hours to go on wireless light switch UBE,  hopefully it gets off the ground, its still short by a few hundred backers. "Ube is based on an ARM 32-bit processor running embedded Android and contains a Wi-Fi interface." I will see if I can get smartthings to support offline mode, it was...

currently 90% of the HA industry has no prices on their website... normally because they are unaffordable.  This is the NEW home automation that is affordable, and integrated with every device from a central android or arm micro. (i.e. SmartThings) I'm guessing none of you have seen this...

lol, here is a reality wake-up call for ya: I did some quick calculations based on LimitlessLED, LIFX and UBE, Luminode,  5,000 people agree with automating bulbs, and 200 people agree with automating a switch..  thats 25 : 1 ratio in favor of wireless automated light bulbs.

Let me try and explain the shift in HA that is changing... that some oldies might not see yet...   This is my vision to reduce hassle for consumers...    1) online shop for home automation...   plug and play devices.   (currently 90% of the HA industry has no prices on their website.. *urggh* -...

  You're thinking of the wrong type of keyfob... you're forgetting again, the latest 2013 technology this year where ARM holdings has now made a full PC in a tiny chip worth only a few bucks.    imagine this type of keyfob:    it contains:  temperature + g-sensor + coin battery + wireless +...

True,  but you will stick a wafer rf 4way switch to the wall when it can make your lights change color and dim to any levels without the need for an expensive wall dimmer switch. and gives you home automation lighting nearly for free.  and the smartphone is just that.. its smart.  you now don't...

  off topic. but yes we market them under the brands LimitlessLED, MiLight, and EasyBulb.  Check out the feedback comments on our LimitlessLED home page if you are skeptical. I'm not, brightness is good, and quality is high using SamsungLED latest technology, with long factory test times for...

yeah good ideas... I see your points, but with existing technology its easier than you think... replacement bulbs thats easy. with the $16 LimitlessLED smart LED bulbs you just press the light switch within a few seconds of replacing the light bulb. simple as. and then the light switch is...

here is the reality:  replacing a light switch is too scary for 99% of people.  the user interface of a light switch, umm hello, apple already invented the mouse, and now invented the touch UI to redefined how we interact with others.  Light switches are *NOT* the future User Interface for...

Here is my view on the past and future of Home Automated Lighting... How did the tech get here so fast... it actually didn't happen overnight... take a look at the 5 year timespan of two industries that coincided.. Super Increased Technology + Super Decreased Price. Each one below could not...