Now That’s a Smart Light Bulb!

You know all of those “smart” LED bulbs like Philips Hue with their wireless technology and apps for controlling brightness and color? Not a fan. But this Kickstarter project called SmartCharge is a different kind of smart. The bulb, which screws into a standard light socket, packs a lithium ion battery for four hours of “on” time in the event of a power outage. And it can tell the difference between an outage and an “off” command.