No disruptions are expected to either platform. In addition, Feit Electric will support and evolve the LIFX app and cloud platform while maintaining a separate Feit Electric smart platform and app with possible future integrations. I can’t wait to continue what they started.”įeit Electric will offer a suite of LIFX products and plans to expand the line with new innovations. We are excited to keep that momentum going with even more revolutionary products and new app features deserving of the LIFX brand. And then they delivered! LIFX products offer industry-leading bright vibrant colors, the coolest features that are fun to use, and lots of advanced control options while making it effortless and intuitive. “LIFX focused on the user experience, saying we deserved something better than the boring old light bulb. “This acquisition is about fueling the LIFX vision of reinventing lighting,” said Alan Feit, President of Feit Electric. Feit does offer its own-branded smart home products too, but says that it will continue to offer both product lines. LIFX lives thanks to Feit acquisitionįeit Electric is one of the world’s largest lighting companies, with a 40-year history – and has now bought the remains of LIFX. LIFX products have remained available, but the future of the brand was uncertain. LIFX was technologically superior, working over Wi-Fi, and without any requirement for a bridge – but Hue proved the more popular option, leading to the apparent demise of LIFX.
As with Hue, LIFX was HomeKit-compatible.Īrguably, this was Betamax versus VHS all over again. LIFX was an early player in the smart home space, competing with Zigbee – the standard on which Philips Hue products are based. Global lighting giant Feit Electric has bought the brand, and says that it will support existing products, introduce new ones, and improve the app … Background Although the company went bust back in April, an acquisition means that LIFX lives on. There’s good news if you own LIFX smart home products.
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