How to use smart lights to up your photography skills
Whether you're a tried and true photographer or an aspiring camera operator, you can use smart lights to add flair to any shoot. Here are a few suggestions.
The best Ikea smart home gadgets
From smart lighting to automated blinds, Ikea has everything you need to kickstart a fully functioning smart home. Here are some of our favorite products.
Outdoor smart lights are best for expressing your patriotism this 4th of July
Looking for a way to avoid a major fireworks purchase this year? Outdoor smart lighting is a great way to replace that pyro in the sky. Read on to see how.
Get the smart lights you’ve always wanted for almost nothing during Prime Day
Never mind the laptops, TVs, and other tech. Right now, you can get the smart lights you've always wanted for your smart home during Prime Day, at Best Buy!
More affordable than ever before, smart lights should be your next home project
Smart lights used to be expensive, but now's the time to make them a priority with your next home project because they're more affordable than ever before.
Philips Hue smart light app revamped, adds geofencing capabilities
A rework of the Philips Hue app adds new features for Hue lighting, including the ability to add geofencing capabilities to lights to avoid scheduling problems.
Weather alerts may be the smartest use of smart lights. They can save your life
Tie the National Weather Service RSS feed to your smart lights for a visual weather alert system.
Worried about germs? LIFX Clean antibacterial smart bulb is finally available
The LIFX Clean bulb kills up to 99% of bacteria after 12 hours of use.
Upcoming Wyze Bulb Color smart lights have a bright future
The Wyze Bulb Color packs a lot of features into an affordable package. The new 16 million color bulbs will be available soon.
Philips Hue makes it easier to manage smart lights with new module and switch
The new Philips Hue Wall Switch Module maintains a connection to your lights even if the power switch is off, solving a problem that has plagued smart lights.
Do you really need a smart Christmas tree? Here’s how much it’ll cost you
A smart Christmas tree can streamline your decorating, but is it strictly necessary?
Move over, selfies! Smart lights have another practical use in the bathroom
People love taking bathroom selfies, but there are other practical applications for smart LED lights in the bathroom.
I bought cheap smart light bulbs thinking they could be decent. I was wrong
I wanted to spend as little money as possible on a smart light bulb. It was a terrible experience. This serves as a cautionary tale. Don't make my mistake
Twinkly Music is a visual equalizer for holiday lighting
Twinkly Music gives users the ability to create the ultimate Christmas light display. Sync your lights with music to be the talk of your neighborhood.
Upgrade to a smart home for under $100 with these 3 essentials
If you don't have a smart home yet, now's the time because it doesn't cost a lot. We'll guide you on how to build an essential smart home for less than $100.
Apple patent aims for more streamlined control of your home lighting
Apple filed a patent this month that indicates a new type of smart light sensor might be on the way that has the potential to implement a TrueTone-like system into smart home lighting. The patent describes two primary components: A light condition sensor and a light control device.
Kasa Smart Lights come ready to party or give your home a vintage, classic glow
Do LED lights leave you cold? TP-Link introduced three new Kasa Smart lights that can illuminate your home with individual vintage hue bulbs or add drama and excitement with infinite color multi-zone light strips.
Customize the look of your Christmas tree with Twinkly smart lights
Recently, retailers like Home Depot unveiled a new take on pre-lit Christmas trees. While pre-lit trees aren't unusual, trees with Twinkly smart lights can be controlled using an app on your phone to change the lights' colors and flashing patterns to keep your holiday decor looking unique and fresh.
First Ring conquered your porch. Now it wants to light up your lawn
Ring Smart Lights don’t just light up your yard, they talk to your video cameras, your phone, and even Alexa. But do you really need a floodlight with brains and connectivity? We installed them all over to find out whether the convenience outweighs the nuisance.
Eve Systems shows off four new smart home products at IFA 2019
At IFA 2019, Eve Systems announced four new smart home products for its fall and winter 2019/2020 lineup, including a Wi-Fi range extender, a smart light switch, a smart radiator valve, and a water sensor. The products will be available throughout the coming months.
The Lifx Z TV strip can help light up your next movie-watching binge
Lifx is the second-largest manufacturer of smart lights in the world. The company is bringing two new lights to the market in October of this year that will further enhance its lineup. The Color Candle bulb and the Lifx Z TV strip use Polychrome Technology to create unique, interesting lighting effects.
The Nanoleaf Canvas can now control your smart home through touch
The Nanoleaf Canvas improves its functionality thanks to HomeKit-based "Touch Actions" that let users turn any Canvas Square into a smart button. These buttons can be set to control devices throughout the home with a single press. This improved functionality is available starting today.
The LaMetric Sky gives artistic meaning to smart lighting
The LaMetric Sky is based on ancient Chinese tangram puzzles and designed to fit together in a variety of ways with more than 16 million color combinations. The Sky takes the best parts of the LaMetric Time and improves on it. The lights are now available for pre-order.
The LumiGrow BarLight is a smart grow light for pot cultivation
Intense lights have long been used to promote plant growth, but LumiGrow designed the BarLight to provide horticulturalists with more precise growth control for high yields of cannabis. The BarLight is designed for use in commercial environments, with two different light spectrums on a vertical mount.
Ikea expands its Tradfri line with new smart bulbs and starter kits
Ikea has long been the go-to option for people that want high-quality, low-cost furnishings and lighting. The Swedish company has embraced that reputation with new additions to their Tradfri line of Home Smart products, including new bulbs and updated starter kits for first-time users.
Cities across America are switching to smart tech to improve residents’ lives
Syracuse and dozens of other cities plan to make traditional street lighting a thing of the past. Initiatives have begun to install "smart" streetlights throughout cities to improve the lives of residents. These "smart nodes" can collect data on weather, temperature, and even traffic conditions.
Woot offers huge discounts on Philips Hue smart lighting for one day only
If there's a standard bearer for smart home lighting, it's Philips Hue. As one of the first manufacturers to offer LED light kits for smart homes, Philips Hue light bulbs, switches, hubs, and starter kits command premium prices. That's why we jumped when we saw Woot's one-day sale on Philips Hue smart lights.
New to being a mom? Prices cut on baby monitors, sound machines for Mother’s Day
It's hard to know what to buy new moms for Mother's Day. Baby tech isn't a typical shower gift, but the added convenience, helping hand, or peace of mind from the right tech can be the best gift short of a full day at a spa. We've found the best baby tech gifts for new moms for this Mother's Day on Amazon and Walmart.
Philips Hue smart bulbs get steep discounts at Best Buy
Philips Hue are some of the best smart bulbs on the market, but they are by no means the cheapest. That's why when we see a deal like Best Buy's on the Hue White and Color Ambiance BR30 bulbs, we recommend stocking up.
Lifx lighting products get touch controls and other new features at CES 2019
Lifx has been around since 2012, but the company hasn't slowed when it comes to improving functionality At CES 2019, Lifx announced two brand-new features: Touch controls and a fire mode that simulates the soothing light of a log fire. Both features will be rolled out in upcoming firmware updates.
Sengled wants to improve the smart home experience with new light bulbs, more
Sengled has announced a new lineup of smart home bulbs, including an all-in-one motion sensing outdoor security light, a color-changing bulb, and an entry-level smart bulb for newcomers to the smart home world. The company also announced a smart plug, available for purchase in October.
Paint your wall using light with new Philips light bar, Hue Signe lamps
If you've never gotten around to repainting the living room, even though that task has been on your to-do list for years, you may want to try a different approach that doesn't require any paintbrushes or color swatches. Two new Philips Hue lights can project colors directly onto your walls.
Noon Home smart lighting’s app boosts its customization options
Noon Home smart lighting added support for Lifx Wi-Fi-enabled smart light bulbs to its scene customization and control system. The capability of saving an additional 32 custom scenes brings the total number of stored mood light setting combinations to 48. The system has also improved the scene selection menu.
Wiz Connected Light wants its smart bulbs to adapt to your lifestyle
Wiz Connected Light has announced a new scheduled presets function on its smart lights to help make your home lighting even more customized.