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 ...

A lot of people think that they need to cough up the cash for smart LED bulbs to get nifty features that aren’t actually “smart.” For example, you’re crazy if you spend $50 a bulb for Philips Hue ...

The significance of light in my apartment has grown steadily over the years. Where once I relied on my phone’s flashlight to lead me to sleep in the evening, for example, I now rely on my phone to ...

So many people out there want the lights in front of their houses or even all around their homes to automatically turn on at night and off in the morning. What you might not realize, though, is that ...

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Hue Essential bulbs are excellent in most situations, provided you don't need to dial the brightness right down.

It’s almost 2026, which means if you don’t have any smart home devices yet, you’ve fallen behind the curve. Smarter homes mean better energy efficiency, lower energy bills, but most of all greater ...

This starter LED bulb comes across as “tunable-light lite” by requiring manual steps to switch color temperature, but it surprisingly serves more needs than you’d think, and looks good doing it. You ...

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 ...

We’ve seen that Philips’ dimmable 12.5W 800 lm LED bulb emits light in the same spherical pattern we’ve come to expect from incandescent bulbs. How does it do this? First off, let’s refer back to the ...

When you're shopping for light bulbs, you might feel like they're all the same, regardless of the brand. After all, incandescent light bulbs haven't changed much since Thomas Edison patented them more ...

Back in 2005, Oprah got on TV, with Leonardo DiCaprio and his Prius, to warn us all of the dangers of global warming, urging us to swap out incandescent bulbs for more energy-conscious compact ...