Ama-smart bulbs angalawulwa ngokude abe semakethe isikhathi eside, kepha abekhona isikhashana futhi ngenxa yamanani awo ashibhile, kubonakala sengathi aseqalile ukuba yindawo evamile emakhaya amaningi. UPhilips, omunye wamaphayona kule makethe, wethule ama-bulbs amasha ngesokhethi le-E14 ngo-Ephreli odlule e-Europe. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, inkampani yaseDashi isanda kwethula imodeli entsha yama-smart bulbs ane-E12 socketYize okwamanje ukusatshalaliswa kwawo kunqunyelwe e-United States, lapho lolu hlobo lomkhiqizo luthandwa kakhulu kunaseYurophu.
Ama-bulb amasha anesokhethi le-E12 enzelwe amalambu amancane, okuhlobisa lapho okuwukuphela kwesokhethi elingana khona yi-E12, isokhethi elincane kancane kune-E14. Okwamanje iPhilips Hue E12 itholakala ngombala omhlophe kuphela, kepha inkampani yaseDashi ithi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa izokwandisa ububanzi bemibala. Le modeli isinikeza amandla angama-40 W anezibani ezingama-570 futhi ziyahambisana nezinhlelo zokunciphisa izinga lokuqina, into esingayenza ngqo ngohlelo lwe-Hue lwe-iPhone.
Intengo yalawa ma-bulb amasha ane-E12 socket ngama-29,95 euros kuwebhusayithi yeAmerican Philips, ziyahambisana neHue Bridge evela enkampanini efanayo futhi kunjalo nepulatifomu ye-Apple's HomeKit. Njengamanje i-Philips isinikeza inani elikhulu lemikhiqizo ehlakaniphile ye-Hue, phakathi kwayo lapho sithola ama-bend yendabuko anesokhethi lendabuko elisinikeza imibala eminingi, izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zamalambu e-LED esingawenza ngokwezifiso umbala esiwufunayo, inkinobho yokulawula ama-kit kanye nekhithi ukunciphisa ubukhulu bama-bulb ngaphandle kokusebenzisa i-smartphone.