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Unfortunately, I've got downlights everywhere, so the FOV for the bulb would be covered, making the bulb ineffective. I also agree that it makes sense to separate the sensor from the bulb.]]>Feb 12th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=59554]]>Jan 9th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/
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I was going to rig up a infrared beam about 4' from the floor in every door, that way when you come in you turn the lights on, you leave the lights go out...

but what if two people came in the room? You would need two sensors--one on either the inside or the outside, and then you figure out which one was tripped first and then figure out if that was a incoming person or an outgoing person. And then keep a count of how many people come in so that when the same number of people leave a room as entered, the lights go out.

But then what about rooms that have two entryways? You would need sensors on each door, and have them both linked so that the count from each door sensor would be recorded correctly.

So, each room would have a minimum of one sensor pair. It would be better to have all the sensors link up to a computer, so that you can track where people are going from room to room. Then you could have a X10 system linked to all the lights in the house, so that you could turn them on and off as everybody moves around the house.

Then you can link it to your security system. If no movement in the house in X amount of minutes, and the last sensor tripped was a door leading to the outside then turn on the security system.

Or if movement is detected from 6PM until 6AM then change the max brightness of the lights to 50%.

All kinds of things would be possible then.]]>Jan 9th 2008 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/
Quick tip however, I don't recommend ordering through motionbulb.com directly as it's unsecured. Use elights.com.

I was about to complete my order on one before I noticed the $13 in shipping + tax making the order over $35. I'll wait. ]]>Jan 9th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 10th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 10th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 9th 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/
Seriously, motion detecting? On the bulb? Lampshade/diffuser? Just use the naked bulb? Come on...]]>Jan 10th 2008 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/
And if you've got pets, you're going to have more flashing lights than a NY techno club.]]>Jan 10th 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/cfl-motion-detector-motionbulb/Jan 11th 2008 2:17PM