Fluora

@ibaldo Thanks for the note! Of course, Fluora has more of an environmental impact than a living, breathing houseplant. But, as a light or piece of electronics, Fluora is pretty sustainable. The LED Leaves are made from polycarbonates that are fully recyclable at the end of their life. LEDs are one of the most sustainable light sources on the market. They last longer 5x and consume 75% less energy than other lights (incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes, etc.). LEDs do not contain significant amounts of any harmful components, they are classed as RoHS compliant. They don’t contain any mercury, and don’t emit any polluting, UV, infrared, or other radiation and pose no health hazards.

@njpacholski Thanks Nicholas! We're going to make a more detailed post on smart home integration roadmap on our Kickstarter this week!

@aris_alexis Hi Aris, thanks for the note! Of course, when you compare us to Chinese smart light manufacturers, we are expensive. These manufacturers are in a volume business, and make hundreds of thousands, if not millions of these products a year. The economics of scale they can achieve is much greater that what we can achieve as a small hardware company. Rather than wanting to make a smaller desk lamp or light, we opted to create something with a bigger footprint and more light throw, so just having 1 fluora plant in your living room would completely change the vibe. This ended up leading to larger components, and a more expensive product. At max brightness, Fluora will produce 2-3x the amount of light of these singular smart bulbs, and has way more of a dynamic range and room for unique and interesting integrations with other apps than these other smart bulbs.