Best Buy Anniversary Sale: The 5 Best Tech Deals
Here are some discounts on an Apple Watch, LG 4K TV, Philips LED lights, as well as Microsoft and HP laptops, right now at Best Buy's 3-day Anniversary sale.
The different types of light bulbs, explained
What's the difference between LED and incandescent? Are fluorescent lights still a good pick? Our guide will explain all the details of different bulb choices.
The future of smart home lighting is big on sensors, slim on apps
The smart light bulb made it easier for us to control them, but they've been slow with innovations of late. The future does hold some promising possibilities.
This Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance Starter Kit is $60 off for 4th of July
Whether you’re looking to redesign your lighting system, Phillips Hue White and Color Starter Kit is a great place to add lighting to your home for just $130.
Hurry! These Philips Hue Starter Kits are dirt-cheap — but not for long
Brighten up your home with these great smart light bulb deals at Amazon and Best Buy this Memorial Day.
Ring Smart Lighting Solar Floodlight review: Bright choice
This floodlight really has no equal. It's solar, smart, and fully adjustable to your needs. The Ring Smart Lighting Solar Floodlight is a winner.
Smart lights can elevate your mood while working from home
The lighting in your home (and home office) has a huge impact on your mood. Brighten your spirits by scheduling your smart lights to warm and cool when needed.
Google’s Smart Light Starter Kit is on sale for only $45 (while stock lasts)
Stuck at home? Here's an easy project to complete while you have the time. Dell dropped the price on the Google Smart Light Starter Kit.
Philips Hue and Sengled smart lighting kits on sale starting at only $70
Personalize your home with a rainbow light show using Philips and Sengled smart bulb starter kits on Best Buy for as low as $70. Get yours and save up to $50.
Hackers may attack home networks through Philips Hue smart bulbs vulnerability
Check Point discovered a bug in Philips Hue smart bulbs that allows hackers to infiltrate networks. Owners of the device are recommended to update the firmware.
The best smart home tech of CES 2020: Lockly Vision, Lucy Vacuum, and more
From lighting to security devices to kitchen gadgets, CES 2020 had a ton of cool smart home tech. After looking at dozens of different products, the smart home team at Digital Trends voted on the best smart home tech at CES 2020. Here are our selections.
Luminook is a smart light designed to better illuminate your closet
Yes, there's a ton of smart lighting options available, many of them on display at this year's CES. But a company called Luminook thinks there's room for one more, this one aimed at better illuminating one of the darkest spots in your home: Your closets.
Amazon Echo Glow Review: A smart lamp for smart parents
Parenting just got a little easier, thanks to something you'd probably never suspect: a smart lamp. The Amazon Echo Glow can make getting kids out of bed or getting a less than attentive child's teeth brushed less of a struggle using dimmable colored lights and Alexa voice commands or the app.
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.
Ikea’s Tradfri smart light bulb launches with a price to die for
If you're a fan of exposed filaments and classic flair, the Edison-style bulb might appeal to you. These decorative bulbs have caught on recently, but Ikea just introduced one for cheap. At a fraction of the cost of comparable smart bulbs, Ikea stands poised to enter the decorative light market.
Alexa can now set sleep timers to simulate a sunrise using your smart lights
If you have Alexa-compatible smart lights and live in the U.S., you just got some new features that will be rolling out this week. You can set up wake-up lights or sleep timers and create new Alexa Routines to dim or brighten over a certain stretch of time, just like sunsets and sunrises.
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.
Nanoleaf’s Screen Mirror creates 4D sensory experiences for all your media
Nanoleaf's Screen Mirror feature reflects what you see on your television or computer monitor on the light panels around you. This feature, along with a new desktop app, takes Netflix and chill to the next level. Screen Mirror is available now for any Nanoleaf customers.
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.
The Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box brings immersive lighting to your living room
The Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box removes all the extra steps involved in creating an immersive lighting experience. Just place it between your media player and your TV, and enjoy the experience. Up to 10 Philips Hue lights and four HDMI devices can connect to the HDMI Sync Box.
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.
Nanoleaf and Razer team up to bring RGB lighting from the keyboard to the wall
The smart lighting company Nanoleaf has partnered with gaming peripheral company Razer to revolutionize the way smart lights work with the gaming experience through the Nanoleaf x Razer Chroma RGB Integration. Gamers can control their PC and experience ambient lighting effects all from their keyboard.
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.
Upcoming Philips Hue lights to add Bluetooth connectivity, filament bulb options
Philips Hue, now under the Signify banner, released a host of new and updated lights and smart home devices Thursday, adding Bluetooth connectivity for the first time. Also coming later this year are brand new filament bulbs and a new smart plug and smart button, the company says.
Amazon cuts the Alexa-enabled Philips Hue Starter Pack to its lowest price ever
We love Philips Hue. While they're not cheap, some of us have first-generation bulbs — now some seven years old — and they are still working just as good as they did on day one. Now in their fourth generation, they're better than ever, and now cheaper than ever on Amazon.
Leviton and Alarm.com partner to release new Z-wave lighting controls
Leviton and Alarm.com have joined forces to create new Leviton smart lighting controls that allow you to control your smart lights directly from compatible Alarm.com security panels. Four new dimmers, switches, and outlets make it possible to integrate your smart lights into existing Alarm.com security systems.
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.
Are people losing interest in smart home technology?
Recent analysis of sales trends suggest that the smart home boom may be over and that consumers are beginning to lose interest in the market, but more factors are at play than just simple sales rank. The reasons people buy, and the number of products available to them, have a huge impact on the market.
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.
Amazon drops Pre-Prime Day 2019 prices on Ring Smart Lighting Floodlights
Shoppers looking for bargains on smart home security lighting don't have to wait till July 15 when the 48-hour Prime Day 2019 begins. Among the currently available early bargains on Alexa-compatible smart home devices are both wired and wireless versions of Ring's Smart Lighting Floodlight Starter Kit.