user15170: I was wondering what I would need and what I should do, to make a Smart Light Bulb, like the Hue one from Philips.

I know these light bulbs can be controlled by their Apps from the smartphone, is there a way I can achieve this too?
What components would I need to purchase?
Is there a reference or a tutorial on how I should program this light bulb?


user23679: You could use an ESP8266 NODEMCU. There is an example for making it emulate a Hue bridge ( https://github.com/probonopd/ESP8266HueEmulator ). 
To have the official bridge control your lights would take Zigbee and finding out the protocol that Philips uses. Their API is open source, however the zigbee protocol they use is not afaik.
ESP8266 is a very cheap solution that works with arduino ide and does not need an arduino. There are powerplugs which have an ESP8266 in them (https://www.itead.cc/smart-home/sonoff-sv.html) 

15170: <p>I was wondering what I would need and what I should do, to make a <strong>Smart Light Bulb</strong>, like the <a href="http://www2.meethue.com/it-it/" rel="nofollow">Hue one</a> from Philips.</p>

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<li><p>I know these light bulbs can be <strong>controlled</strong> by their <strong>Apps</strong> from the smartphone, is there a way I can achieve this too?</p></li>
<li><p>What <strong>components</strong> would I need to purchase?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there a reference or a tutorial on how I should <strong>program</strong> this light bulb?</p></li>
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 23679: <p>You could use an ESP8266 NODEMCU. There is an example for making it emulate a Hue bridge ( <a href="https://github.com/probonopd/ESP8266HueEmulator" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/probonopd/ESP8266HueEmulator</a> ). 
To have the official bridge control your lights would take Zigbee and finding out the protocol that Philips uses. Their API is open source, however the zigbee protocol they use is not afaik.
ESP8266 is a very cheap solution that works with arduino ide and does not need an arduino. There are powerplugs which have an ESP8266 in them (<a href="https://www.itead.cc/smart-home/sonoff-sv.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.itead.cc/smart-home/sonoff-sv.html</a>) </p>
