CE Pro (apparently an industry source for custom electronics) has a good overview of current “Smart Lighting” systems that are on the market. From the Philips Hue (exclusively available through Apple) to RF socket adapters which promise to make your old-school bulbs remotely controllable, there’s hardly anything missing.

But they also nail it when it comes to the objections. Writes Julie Jacobs:

Setting aside the price of these smart bulbs, here’s big problem No. 1: You have to keep your light switch on all the time to use them.

Who cares? For starters, if you have one switch controlling multiple lights, all of the lights must be made smart.

But here’s the bigger problem: Do you really want to pull out your iPhone to turn lights on and off or to dim them? And what about kids and guests? How can they flip the lights?

13 Smart LED Bulbs: The Future of Lighting Control? – CE Pro