Bluetooth might not be the first wireless technology that springs to mind when it comes to taking charge of your smart bulbs, but that might be about to change. While the Zigbee wireless standard has ...

Philips’ Hue was one of the first smart home upgrades that worked well and was genuinely useful. After almost seven years, we still think they’re the best smart lighting solution on the market. But if ...

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 ...

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 ...

Philips Hue, now under the Signify banner, released a host of new and updated lights and smart home devices on Thursday. The updates add Bluetooth connectivity to more bulbs in its lineup, allowing ...

Don’t want to pull out your smartphone, bark at Alexa, or yell “Hey Google” just to turn on all the Philips Hue lights in a room? Starting next month, you’ll be able to simply press the Philips Hue ...

If you're looking to bolster your smart home with smart bulbs, utilizing Google Home compatibility is a tempting proposition for those of us with Android phones or other Google compatible devices, i.e ...

There are countless options for HomeKit native bulbs that you can buy to transform how your smart home operates completely. The problem for many people is that when you’re looking to change your ...

A smart light is one the best beginner smart home devices you can buy. They’re almost exactly the same as conventional LED bulbs, except they have built-in wireless connectivity so that you can ...

While we’ll forever refuse to accept the ‘younger generation are lazy’ stereotype, when it comes to technology, consider us pardoned. With smart-technology, and more recently smart lighting becoming a ...