In mid-April, more than 3,300 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions packed five levels of the Hong Kong Convention Centre for the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) and 1CT Expo. The floor was filled widi everydiing from Bluetooth speakers to power strips to smartphone cases to smart humidifiers, but there were a few products that seemed to take over the show floor, either in number of options available or crowd interest. The first product category that lit up the show floor (literally) was LED light bulbs-specifically, "smart" LED light bulbs. Even before many consumers are ready to make the jump from incandescent to LED, the industry is pushing towards making the bulbs useful for more than just illumination. Many vendors highlighted bulbs that can connect to your smartphone for custom control of color and brightness. And depending upon the bulb and its accompanying app, they can even be set to dim as you go to sleep, and slowly turn on as you wake up. Perhaps the most interesting product in the category, however, was the MiPow PlayBulb . This smart LED light features an A2DP supported Bluetooth wireless speaker that can be controlled via the free Playbulb app available now for iOS and Android. The app controls the available LED colors (warm white and cool white), along with speaker settings such as the volume, EQ, etc., at a range of up to 10m (33 feet). The speaker offers a crisp 3W RMS with a frequency response of 135Hz to 15KHz-and uses the light fixture to direct the audio, so select wisely. MiPow suggests downward-facing ceiling lights, table lamps and certain outdoor fixtures.
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