LIFX’s latest smart bulb boasts germ-fighting LEDs

Not only can LIFX’s new smart bulb illuminate a desk, a kitchen counter or a closet, it can also zap nearby bacteria and harmful microbes, according to the smart lighting manufacturer.

The LIFX Clean is a 1,100-lumen, full-color A19 smart bulb that uses 405-nanometer HEV (High Energy Visible) light designed to kill bacteria.

While germ-zapping HEV light is already being used in hospitals and other clean environments, the LIFX Clean marks the first time that the technology has been built into a smart bulb, LIFX says.