Smart light bulb texts you when it dies
I have to wonder about some of the inventions that people come up with!
Engadget is reporting that scientists in Japan have come up with a smart light bulb that texts you when it dies.
I can't really see the point of this though! Light bulbs tend to go when you turn them on, at which point it is blatantly obvious that the bulb is dead because there is no light!!!
Also how would this work - would you need to connect each bulb up to a phone line? And how would you no which one? Most people have a whole load of light bulbs - do you give each one an identifier of some sort? Just seems like a stupid idea to me!
I have to agree with some of the other comments. It would be a much better idea to tell you the bulb is about to die, or even better, for them to create bulbs that last a whole lot longer so you don't have to worry about them dying in the first place! :)
Engadget is reporting that scientists in Japan have come up with a smart light bulb that texts you when it dies.
I can't really see the point of this though! Light bulbs tend to go when you turn them on, at which point it is blatantly obvious that the bulb is dead because there is no light!!!
Also how would this work - would you need to connect each bulb up to a phone line? And how would you no which one? Most people have a whole load of light bulbs - do you give each one an identifier of some sort? Just seems like a stupid idea to me!
I have to agree with some of the other comments. It would be a much better idea to tell you the bulb is about to die, or even better, for them to create bulbs that last a whole lot longer so you don't have to worry about them dying in the first place! :)
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