Smart lighting start-up says LEDs could usher in much longer lamp warranties

Connected lighting will record exact usage times, so vendors could honour warranties in hours, not the typical five years, according to Gooee, which has showed off a basket of goodies including “Bluetooth mesh” lights for retail tracking.Connected lighting — also called networked lighting — is getting a lot attention for its potential mega role in the Internet of Things (IoT), and now IoT start-up Gooee has posited another reason to make lights intelligent: Users will be able to record exact usage time and lumen levels and thus demand much longer warranties from vendors

Connected lighting — also called networked lighting — is getting a lot attention for its potential mega role in the Internet of Things (IoT), and now IoT start-up Gooee has posited another reason to make lights intelligent: Users will be able to record exact usage time and lumen levels and thus demand much longer warranties from vendors.