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The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

  • SeaJEnglish
    15•10 months ago

    I wish I could say the same. I have had one of two that had circuits that burned out. One was cheap and not surprising. The other was a Hue. Speaking of Hues, mine all seemed to stop working with Google Home and one even decided it would permanently be disco time and continually flashes. Zigbee compatible bulbs only from now on for me.

    • @[email protected]English
      13•10 months ago

      Aren’t all Hue bulbs Zigbee? They have some WiFi or bluetooth models now I believe but afaik all of them support Zigbee with a bridge.

      • GreatAlbatrossEnglish
        1•10 months ago

        There was encryption for a while, iirc. This was removed, and you can now communicate directly with Hue bulbs.
        You can also use bluetooth for hub-free operation directly from a phone.

    • @RedWeaselEnglish
      4•10 months ago

      The leds can work for like 20 years. On the other hand the rest of the components are not necessarily going to last that long unfortunately.