Tuesday August 23, 2005 4:38 pm
Smart Lightbulb Alerts You By SMS When Dead
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Misc. Tech
Not 100% sure yet how this one works, but it is cool nonetheless. This is a light bulb that sends an SMS message to its owner once it is burned out by sending a signal through the power line, to the internet, then finally to your mobile device. The result is a message that tells you to stop at Wal-Mart on the way home to pick up a bulb. This one is a little more trouble than it’s worth for me. Obviously you need to register your bulb on a website so that it knows where to send the text message once it burns out. Too busy for that.
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