Creating a smart home from scratch can be a daunting task. These are our favorite smart home devices available today, from ...

App-connected smart lights give us new ways to manage home brightness. Here are my favorite picks, from bulbs to light strips.

Philips Hue smart bulbs are an easy and inexpensive way to update your smart home. Here's how to connect the lights to Amazon's Alexa app.

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The Nanoleaf Essentials Bulbs are fully customizable LED smart lights. You can set them up and control them with the Nanoleaf app, Apple HomeKit and Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant. The color range ...

Q: Do smart bulbs work without Wi-Fi? While most smart light bulbs depend on WiFi for full functionality, Nanoleaf and Govee manufacture some Bluetooth-controllable lights.

While smart bulbs shouldn't have any problem working working with a standard or dimmer switch, you should only control them via the app on your phone.

As noted, some Sengled bulbs don’t rely on a cloud connection and instead can work locally in your home. Thanks to a ...

Want to brighten your home with the power of your voice? I tested the top smart bulbs from Philips Hue, Amazon, Ikea and more ...

From the convenience of turning on the lights with a simple voice command to setting up an automated lighting schedule, it's easy to see why smart bulbs have become so popular in recent years. Smart ...