Helia Smart LED Lights From Soraa Communicate Via Home’s Electrical Wiring System

[CES 2017] What are some of the lighting solutions that your home makes use of? For some of us, we would normally settle for something normal from Ikea or other general hardware store. However, with the advent of smart homes and the ilk, we have the likes of Soraa entering the picture. Soraa is a lighting company that intends to roll out their maiden smart LED light known as Helia, that will target the masses.

While most smart LED lights will fall back on Wi-Fi connectivity as well as a central hub to “communicate” with an app for controls, the Helia range of bulbs will ditch that method of communication. Rather, they would communicate with one another via a home’s current electrical wiring. This particular kind of technology is known as HomePlug Green Phy. HomePlug Green Phy will make use of your current electrical lines as part of an Ethernet network, and it has seen action for quite some time already through a range of devices like Wi-Fi extenders and security cameras.

Setting up the Helia bulb is a snap via its accompanying iOS or Android app, where the Helia bulbs are capable of making automatic adjustments to the kind of color emitted. It might seem to be a play on iOS’ Night Shift, so to speak. Soraa claims that their Helia bulbs remove blue light which normally disrupts one’s sleep cycles, and will mimic sunlight instead.

To sweeten the deal, Soraa has what they call “Smart Snap.” Right now, this ecosystem will include a snap that comprises of presence and ambient light sensing technology, although the range of features look set to grow and expand over the years. Basically, a Helia bulb with the Smart Snap is a formidable team as it turns on upon detecting the presence of a human in a room, as well as making adjustments to lighting conditions on the fly.

Each Helia bulb will cost $49.95 a pop, while the Smart Snap will retail for $29.95, with both being made available later this spring.

Edwin Kee
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