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Developer’s Description: The LightSmart App from UL, is a free app designed to help consumers transition their home lighting to energy efficient LED technology.
Guiding users through interactive screens, users are able to take a photo of their room, and see how differences in light would impact their space. Consumers can learn about concepts of energy savings, color, light and wattage, and then create a shopping list to take with them to a store.
Finally, lightsmart uses regional energy price tables to show real-time ROI for converting from traditional to LED lighting technology.
Save. Shop. Learn. LightSmart, from UL
Cost: FREE
Category: Education, Entertainment, Other, Energy Savings, Lifestyle
Author: UL
Platform: iPhone/iPad
EDITOR’S REMARKS
In the age of energy efficient LED, halogen and CL bulbs, those changing a lightbulb jokes are not so funny. They actually require a PHd. in lightbulb changing if you’re going to do it right. That’s where UL’s Smart UL comes in. It’ll take newfangled jargon like lumens – a measure of light and compare it to what you ‘d measure in the past, watts (energy necessary to produce lit.) An augmented reality type layer let’s you take a photo of your room and see what it will look like with different lighting effects. Plus, it’s got a super- complete lightbulb database to help you figure out just how to change the lightbulb and make it fit. Best Part: The augmented reality light scene. Photograph your room and experiment with the ambience of light sources. Needs Work: It’s not UL’s fault, but there’s something pathetic about needing an app to replace a lightbulb.
-Robin Raskin
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41 Comments for this post:
What an interesting way to promote energy saving and greener living. Love the concept and can’t wait to be able to use the app once it is launched. Wow!!
nice idea
Love the concept of saving money and help the world by saving energy also!!!
Hope it’s launched soon!
Interesting.
This is really a great idea. LED lights will save a huge amount of energy and this app will help consumers make the choice to switch to LED.
Outstanding !
Great concept! Looking forward to using the app.
What an interesting app! Great work, UL….
Interesting Apps - Save the Earth!
Nice tool to help us calculate the energy saving. Hope we can download from App soon.
Nice dude, what’s next?
Good ^^
awesome
Great App
Wow! What a great idea! Hope I can get an iPhone or iPad to use it…
great app
well done.
It´s the best option!!!
Fantastic idea for savings!!!
Absolutely brilliant idea. Those folks at UL sure are on top of things. GO GREEN!
Very cool! Saving energy with lighting is great - and this app looks to be best in class! The utilities should love this!
I wish there were a version for webOS…
A very useful tool for the home. Can’t wait to use it.
good one
Very fascinating!
Going Green is the Way!
Cool!
Energy saving is a must for the environment
What a cool app - great job!
Very cool stuff and like it
This is the future…
nice!!
great idea
Great idea. Looking forward to it.
Great idea!
Great way to spread energy saving and green thinling
Once again, UL proves it is a company doesn’t need to rest on its laurels. This APP is example of innovation in a manner that makes sense and cents for all users of LEDs.
Sounds like a useful app but I have an Android smart phone. When will it be available for Androids?
Woo-hoo
Wow, this is really something and from a test lab!?
last time I check this app was the 2nd best voted (a few minutes before the voting process closed). What happened?!?!? How come the app did not make the finalist list????
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