Philips is producing a bulb called Hue that fits into the old sockets and not only dims and brightens, but also changes colors on command. We’re moving through the age of enlightenment to produce safe and efficient methods for living once more! And check out all those pretty colors…
The efforts start with energy efficiency and cost savings but go far beyond replacing inefficient incandescent bulbs. Light’s potential to heal, soothe, invigorate or safeguard people is being exploited to introduce products like the blanket, which is this light up blanket used in hospitals for babies that warms up with a healing frequency of blue light.
This new move in technology is evidence of fundamental rethinking of lighting now under way in research labs, executive offices and investor conferences. “This is the move from the last industrial-age analog technology to a digital technology,” said Fred Maxik, the chief technology officer with the Lighting Science Group Corporation.
Well, while it looks nifty enough and thank god it’s getting cheaper to afford, we’re all looking forward to the continuing of research for the digital age. Let’s throw some style into it so it can look decorative while we’re at it? Ladies love a fancy lookin’ light up toy.
