On Octothe third generation LIFX bulbs shipped, including the flagship 'flat top' bulb reminiscent of the original A19 product, as well as BR30 bulbs, a GU10 track light, a LIFX Downlight, the LIFX+ bulbs (a bulb that added an infrared channel to allow boosted security vision for cameras through glass, down long passages and across longer distances) and the hugely popular LIFX Z light strips. By May 16, 2015, the LIFX iOS app had added support for the Apple Watch. In April 2015, LIFX was renamed LIFX Original two new products were launched at that time, expanding the range to include a tunable white light, the White 800 and the Color 650. This included IFTTT integration, remote access and an Android Wear app.
On February 3, 2015, LIFX 2.0 was launched. LIFX was also one of the first products to participate in the Works with Nest program. Consequently, the company managed to raise $1.3 million in public funding, followed by a $12 million series A investment round in mid 2014. LiFi Labs introduced the idea of smart lighting on Kickstarter, before any alternative products could be found in market, and have since attracted large attention. LIFX was originally manufactured by LiFi Labs, a San Francisco-based company founded by the Australian inventor Phil Bosua. LIFX (pronounced Life-X) is a line of energy-efficient, multi-color, Wi-Fi enabled, digital addressable LED light bulbs that can be controlled via a Wi-Fi equipped device such as a smartphone or smartwatch. LIFX White 800 (left) and LIFX Original 1000 (right) sitting next to their retail packaging.
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