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GreenWave Reality Wi-Fi enabled LED light bulb kit now shipping

Shawn Knight
By Shawn Knight ยท 9 replies
Oct 22, 2012
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  1. Greenwave Reality has released a Wi-Fi controlled LED lighting kit that aims to give users complete control over their light sources while at home and away. It's not the first Wi-Fi bulb we've come across but it is one of...

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    Oct 22, 2012
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  2. mosu

    mosu TS Guru Posts: 463   +76

    This is one of the reasons why we jumped to IPv6
     
    Oct 22, 2012
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  3. ikesmasher

    ikesmasher TS Evangelist Posts: 2,830   +1,144

    im confused, dont these use local ip addresses, making ipv6 irrelevant?
     
    Oct 22, 2012
    #3
  4. Jesse

    Jesse TS Evangelist Posts: 359   +42

    Yes, mosu is mistaken.
     
    Oct 22, 2012
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  5. Cota

    Cota TS Enthusiast Posts: 513   +8

    I'm glad to see people like ****....
     
    Oct 22, 2012
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  6. howzz1854

    howzz1854 TS Evangelist Posts: 611   +94

    Now a light bulb "powered" by wifi signal, THAT would be nice. until then, I can get up and flip the switch. or buy one of those light sensored switcher bulb attachment from Lowes.
     
    Oct 22, 2012
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  7. mosu

    mosu TS Guru Posts: 463   +76

    Sorry if I misled you, I was joking about assigning IPs to light bulbs. .
     
    Oct 22, 2012
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  8. dawei1993

    dawei1993 TS Rookie Posts: 37

    Now that is a little too much you're asking for. You know that right? haha
     
    Oct 23, 2012
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  9. jobeard

    jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 10,330   +788

    oops; "powered by WiFi" would literally mean no wiring to the socket and conversion of RF energy to A/C.
    The device can easily be "controlled by WiFi" as just any other network device however :grin:
     
    Oct 23, 2012
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  10. howzz1854

    howzz1854 TS Evangelist Posts: 611   +94

    I know it's a lot to ask for. which is why when I saw the title of the thread, it was almost too good to be true. I thought we have finally cured cancer.
     
    Oct 23, 2012
    #10

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