So when I sat down to review the script for this video with Jake
We debated the title for awhile
And finally I asked him point blank
Are Phillips Hue bulbs a ripoff?
Well I'd say they're making a pretty good profit
And isn't that prety much the problem all of this smart home stuff
By the time you've got your brand name Caseta switches
Nest thermostat, August lock
Hue bulbs, your five, ten grand
deep in this stuff, and every time I pull out a calculator
and add it up I basically end up with
Yeah, screw it. I'm gonna find another way
...And find another way we did
 
No, not that way. In today's video
we're gonna be looking at smart bulbs from a relativity
unknown company called Yeelight, that promise to be an
affordable to Phillips Hue and LIFX
 
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First let's take a look at the incumbents, starting with the ultra popular
Phillips Hue. Phillips was one of the first players
in the consumer smart lighting space, back in 2012
when they launched their system as an Apple store exclusive
The entire product stack, including
their 800 lumen bulb makes use of the
Zigbee ultra low power mesh based network, that connects compatible
devices together. Now it does require a hub
to facilitate a connection to the outside internet
ow, but the use of this tech
Allowed Phillips to make
why, why would you throw there
 
 
no. The use of this tech
allowed Phillips to make devices like their Tap wireless button
That can control your lights, while only
being powered by the kinetic energy
of pushing the buttons, that is pretty damn cool
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
