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24 alternatives to IR

An LED light bulb, for $20.00

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IR launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Finally Bulb▲59

   Energy efficient incandescent-style light bulb

   2014 · askanydifference.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Raspberry Pi Model A+▲160

   Smaller, better, and cheaper: $20

   2014 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Socket▲148

   Turn any lightbulb into a smart bulb

   2016 · hubbell.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cloud▲112

   Interactive lamp and sound system

   2014 · rclarkson.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Twist▲134

   An LED light bulb that plays music w/ AirPlay built in

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BULLET▲116

   World's smallest LED flashlight

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Emberlight▲111

   Turn any light into a smart light

   2014 · collab-land-rares.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Misfit Bolt▲114

   A wirelessly connected smart bulb

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SmartCharge™ LED Bulbs▲101

   4 hours of light when the power goes out

   2014 · smartchargelight.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Brightup▲75

    The first truly smart lighting system.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Avi-on▲75

    Inexpensive bluetooth moveable light switch ($59)

    2014 · avi-on.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Revolights▲88

    A futuristic bicycle lighting system

    2015 · revolights.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lightpaper▲6

    The worlds thinnest LED lighting

    2014 · rohinni.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tittle Light▲6

    The captivating 3D LED smart lamp

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hue Go▲65

    Portable custom lighting hemisphere

    2015 · philips-hue.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    aerelight Desk Lamp▲175

    A simple, sleek OLED lamp

    2014 · aerelight.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Blaze LaserLight▲102

    The bike light reimagined

    2014 · beryl.cc · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Qube▲120

    World's most affordable Wi-Fi smart bulb

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chemion Glasses▲88

    LED customizable smart glasses

    2016 · chemionglasses.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    iLLuminite▲120

    Custom logo LED lamp for your startup (or anything)

    2015 · illuminite.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CIO▲93

    Battery free bike light

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mi LED Desk Lamp▲3

    Smart lamp with brightness and color temp control under $40

    2017 · mi.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Luxafor▲87

    The LED status light and productivity tool

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BottlesTonight▲105

    HotelsTonight for Bottle Service

    2013 · bottlestonightapp.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →