HomeKit smart bulb maker Lifx acquired by Feit Electric

Feit Electric has acquired struggling smart home device manufacturer Lifx, pledging to keep the company alive and continue releasing products under the brand.

In a deal announced on Friday, global lighting and smart home brand Feit Electric will acquire the Lifx assets, including its patented smart lighting platforms, its custom app, product designs, and more.

"This acquisition is about fueling the LIFX vision of reinventing lighting," said Feit Electric President Alan Feit.

Lifx is a company known for making HomeKit-enabled smart bulbs that were high-quality, color-changing, and super bright. In recent years, the company, however, the company failed to bring products announced at CES 2020 to market. Since then, Lifx has made no new announcements.

"LIFX focused on the user experience, saying we deserved something better than the boring old light bulb. And then they delivered!" Feit said. "LIFX products offer industry-leading bright vibrant colors, the coolest features that are fun to use, and lots of advanced control options while making it effortless and intuitive,We are excited to keep that momentum going with even more revolutionary products and new app features deserving of the LIFX brand."

Going forward, Feit Electric will offer a range of Lifx products and will "support and evolve the LIFX app and cloud platform" that will remain separate from its own first-party platforms.

The company now plans to release a Lifx Downlight in 2022 before working on a slate of new smart home products in 2023.

7 Comments

p-dog 14 Years · 136 comments

About 2 years ago

I hope this means that I can buy these at Costco.

chadbag 13 Years · 2029 comments

p-dog said:

I hope this means that I can buy these at Costco.

I came here to say the same thing

Hopefully they continue to sell the larger bulb that is outdoor rated.

iOS_Guy80 5 Years · 905 comments

I’ve been using the Phillips Hue lighting system for over three years, They are still the standard to be measured by. There selection of smart bulbs, fixtures and accessories are the best.

itinj24 5 Years · 51 comments

I use Philips Hue for lighting but the LIFX switches are hands down the best in the business for HomeKit… and they work great with Hue lights, among other HomeKit devices.

Glad to see they didn’t go under as I have quite a few more LIFX switches to purchase to complete my remodel.

iOS_Guy80 said:

I’ve been using the Phillips Hue lighting system for over three years, They are still the standard to be measured by. There selection of smart bulbs, fixtures and accessories are the best.

I have a bunch of Hue lights. My first set was hive. To me by a company I did some contract work for as a holiday gift. Around 2012 or 2013. I’ve bought update command center/controllers and a bunch more bulbs, both white and color. Plus motion sensors and some switches They work great, but recently I’ve been buying Thread enabled Nanoleaf bulbs. They seem to be brighter (and to go dimmer if needed) and are more responsive when running with Thread. So my future bulb purchases are most likely going to be Nanoleaf.

But I bought a bunch of LiFX outdoor rated WiFi bulbs that are bigger around and fit in the outdoor under the eaves cans and I need some more so hopefully this helps that line stay around and continue to be available.

That is the nice thing about HomeKit. You can mix and match brands in your house any in scenes and automations.