Wi-Fi Mesh smart lighting bulbs

U-tec will also be using CES 2024 to show off its new Bright A19 1100LM smart light bulbs, which the company says is the world’s first bulb to offer Wi-Fi mesh connectivity.

Unlike a normal Wi-Fi smart light bulb, which simply connects to your router or a mesh satellite, the U-tec Wi-Fi mesh is built into the bulbs themselves.

One bulb is the link to the router and the rest talk to each other using Wi-Fi; much like Hue bulbs do using Zigbee – but without the need for an extra hub or bridge.

Just the first ‘root’ bulb actually connects to your router and even if you set up multiple bulbs, it will just count as one extra Wi-Fi device on your router.

They work with smart home ecosystems such as Alexa, Google and SmartThings; we’re told a Matter update later this year will add Matter (and therefore HomeKit) to the mix too.

The Bright A19 1100LM smart light bulbs, which offer multi-colors and 1,100 lumen will be on sale in February for $15.99