The Philips Hue is the most advanced smart light bulb, with excellent usability and extensive support for smart home systems. Light bulbs are simple devices. You screw a light bulb into a fixture, ...

The number of LED bulbs on the market has exploded in recent years, and with them has come a dizzying array of so-called smart bulbs featuring wireless connectivity and control, allowing users to set ...

ILumi Solutions’ second-generation Bluetooth bulbs’ reliance on Bluetooth LE means they don’t require a hub or a bridge, but the downside is that you can’t control them over the Internet. Update, July ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Smart lighting is the most important innovation in lighting since the invention of the lightbulb. It adds so much ...

This mobile light switch is hampered by a rocky setup, minimal capabilities, and a sky-high price tag. Swapping in a smart light bulb for a dumb, traditional one is easy. Subbing in a smart light ...

Soon, you could make everything in your life smartphone-app-controllable—or at least the things that have wires. A California-based inventor has taken to Kickstarter to fund the launch of the latest ...