Chad's Crappy Corner!

Chad's theme for December is "Themes Revisited". He'll be revisiting earlier themes and showing off some gadgets he and Giz Wiz Producer Jeff Needles didn't find in time.

From the “things that light up” theme of the past, today's gadget is the Philips 452714 9W (60-Watt) A19 Hue Lux Connected Home LED Starter Kit. Here’s what Amazon says about it: Frustration Free. Philips Hue is your personal wireless lighting. It enables you to create and control light using your smartphone or tablet, bringing endless possibilities to help you get creative and help you personalize your lighting to suit your and your family's lifestyle. Hue Lux bulbs brings a dimmable, beautiful, warm white light into your home. To add a splash of color, add any combination of Hue and Friends of Hue lamps to your bridge. A Hue bridge is required, and the Hue Lux single pack can be used in addition to any of the Hue or Friends of Hue starter kits.  

And Chad’s take?  Chad likes the Phlips Hue system a lot. He said it’s very versatile with a great app. You can control lights across the whole house from the front porch or even from another state or country. This lower priced system includes white only bulbs, which helped keep the price down. Chad showed us how they respond instantly to the app, not like other systems that have a long delay. All in all Chad the system was “neat”, but bit on the pricey side. The bulbs should last about 25,000 hours or 22 years however. The starter pack includes the Hue bridge and two Lux A19 light bulbs. 

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