I’ve been playing around with various LED smart lights for over a decade. The first set of household bulb replacements that I really got into was a Philips Hue kit I bought in 2012. It was pretty cool ...

The Meross Smart WiFi LED Bulb integrates almost any lamp or light fixture into a HomeKit smart home. It can be controlled with an iPhone, and offers color changing and dimming. I added a pair to my ...

There are plenty of awesome smart home gadgets that can give your place some high-tech flavor, but few have the flare of smart bulbs. Kitting your house out with smart bulbs is not only a handy way to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Upgrading to smart bulbs is one of the easiest entry points to creating a home full of smart devices and enjoying the convenience of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Adding smart lights is one of the easiest ways to start building a smart home. They're generally easy to set up and incorporate into your ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Smart lights can transform your space and your daily routine in ways regular lights can’t. I’ve used smart lights for years to change the ambiance of my apartment, automate lights based on the time of ...

Sengled, the smart lighting company that’s hedged its protocol bets by making Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth smart bulbs, has announced a slew of new products at CES 2022. The most intriguing is the ...

Smart lightbulbs are a great way to liven up an old lamp with color. The Meross Smart LED Lightbulb uses HomeKit to allow you to customize an existing lamp and automatically switch to new colors or ...

The Yeelight color smart bulb is bright enough and boasts some clever lighting features, but its quirky app gave us trouble. One of the few smart bulbs we’ve seen that is compatible with Alexa, Google ...

Voice-activated, color-changing lights are a smart home staple. The Philips Wiz Connected LED is the first smart bulb that's priced accordingly. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

This new A19 smart bulb plays nice with Ring security cameras and motion-sensing lights, but it lacks the functionality that other smart lighting systems offer. Ring made a name for itself with its ...