#smartphonecontrolled

We went for a ride in a Huawei smartphone-controlled, self-driving Porsche

 Huawei didn’t have a new phone to show at MWC this year, so it did what any good smartphone maker would: it put the Mate 10 Pro in an autonomous car and drove it directly at a dog. Of course, the promotional video was a lot more dramatic than what the company was actually demoing at the show itself. And while the company insisted to us that the dog in the video was, indeed real and not… Read More

 While Sphero has released a whole lineup of robotic, Internet-connected toys, it remains best-known for its BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today it’s launching its next Disney tie-in — Ultimate Lightning McQueen. This is a car that you can control from your iPhone or Android, based on the Owen Wilson-voiced character from Pixar’s Cars franchise. (Cars 3 is… Read More

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LIFX Is A Smartphone-Controlled Lightbulb

Just when you thought it was safe to ignore the app economy, we have the LIFX, a Kickstarter-funded lightbulb you control from your iOS or Android device. Why, you ask? Because it’s a lightbulb controlled via smartphone, that’s why.

The product is just one day old on Kickstarter, and it already hit the $ 283,394 mark which means it’s definitely getting funded. The bulb itself costs $ 69.

What does it do and why do you need a smartphone? Well, first you can change the brightness and color of the bulb right from your phone. You can also set it to go on and off at a certain time and come on when you get home.

Because it’s a self-contained unit you don’t need to change your wiring. Just twist the old fellow in and fire up the app to enjoy endless color combinations and feel like you’re in a disco.

Here’s what it does:

Control your lights from anywhere Choose any brightness for a specific bulb, a room or your whole house Create the colors to match any mood or decor Get notifications such as Twitter, Facebook, Texts and more Reduce your energy consumption and save money Visualise your music with animated colors Make an impression at your next dinner party Get creative with colors and effects Create a night light for your kids Security mode when you’re on holidays Create groups of lights Robot dance like it’s 1999

Sadly the product isn’t shipping until March 2013 but it’s pretty cool, especially the music dance party part. I’m getting one so we can turn our bedroom into an adventure under the sea by twisting the knob over to blue then to white and then to dark red. The dark red is when the sharks come.