Color-changing LIFX LED lightbulb is ready to

Few lightbulbs come with as good a story as LIFX. Phil Bosua invented these LEDs. His previous gigs include electrician, drummer, and app designer—experience that he used to create color-changing LEDs that connect to a Wi-Fi network for smart phone control. Bosua pitched his idea in a video on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website. Funders, also known as strangers, pledged $1.3 million in six days. Consumer Reports’ lightbulb experts were intrigued and put LIFX through some initial tests and then started playing with it.