[shanmoorthy]

From the conversations going on on Kickstarter the LIFX was a mesh network configuration, whereas with the Hue you'd be connecting a bunch of slaves to a central hub. This could come into play depending on the amount of bulbs you plan to use and where.

[hayksaakian]

And keeping in mind the hue kit starts at 160 + 60/ bulb, mesh networking can be more cost efficient.