OSRAM smart LED bulbs joined Google Nest home platform

Because OSRAM is seeking new owner for his lighting business, product supply is more smart, the intelligent LED Lightify series products are compatible with Google Nest control system Home Furnishing (2014 Google $3 billion 200 million acquisition of U.S. intelligence company NestLabs Home Furnishing). Lightify series has been in the United Kingdom and Ireland joined the "Works with Nest" program, other countries will soon follow up.

Lightify is OSRAM's residential market with smart light bulbs, unlike traditional lighting. Users can open or close, brighter or darker through the application of mobile phone and tablet computer, or change the color to meet the emotional needs of all through the Internet, remote control, such as the role of deter thieves, users can also make some custom rules set using the programming function, or flashing safety alarm, smoke detector exercise or price alert.

OSRAM makes its Lightify smart LED range compatible with Google's nest home control system. OSRAM makes its Lightify smart LED range compatible with Google's nest home control system.

With the addition of the Nest home control system, users can connect the smart LED lamps with Google's Nest thermostat and home automation equipment, including Nest thermostats, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Nest is probably the fledgling Internet of things (IOT) is an important hub, enable people to and from a distance programming, operating equipment, and implement the "what if" scenarios (such as the thieves entered the room, then flashing lights and siren).

At present, Nest company has announced a partnership with LG, Withings and PHILPS and other 16 companies, there are some emerging entrepreneurial companies, such as sensor equipped lamp manufacturers Stack, the manufacturing lamp can adjust the brightness according to the different time of day and color.

In essence, all the companies that work with Nest can work with Nest products. This way, for example, when you open the front door of the house, the thermostat will be adjusted to your preferred temperature, the house lights will be turned on, your clothes dryer will switch to silent mode.

OSRAM smart LED lamps competitors include PHILPS Hue, GE Link, CREE Connected LED, LIFX bulbs, etc.. PHILPS's Hue bulbs will be extended to the integration of the function of entertainment, can be synchronized to match the TV drama, 12 monkeys, the story lighting.

Of course, smart bulbs compared to ordinary LED bulb price higher, Lightify full color variable model OSRAM in the UK at the price of about 40 pounds (about $60), the Lightify lamp Tesco sold on the website according to the different models priced at between 25 and 31 pounds, while OSRAM's general LED lighting according to the general model and price in packaging 6~10 pounds ($9~15).

Connection, OSRAM Lightify has a separate Hub, the use of mobile applications to scan QR code can be connected. Application has switch, adjust color temperature and other mainstream features.

Market research firm ABI forecast by the end of last year, in 2020 will be sold each year about 250 million smart bulbs.

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