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If you’ve been dragging your feet about shelling out for Philips Hue’s pricey color smart bulbs, today’s your lucky day.  Now that Amazon Prime Day 2023 has arrived, you can snag a 3-pack of Philips Hue’s White and Color Ambiance A19 bulbs for just $75.99, a full 44 percent off the standard $134.99 price tag. And if you’re new to the Philips Hue ecosystem, you can jump in with a starter kit that includes two White and Color Ambiance bulbs plus the Hue Bridge for only $89.99, or 31 percent off the usual list…

Are you still rocking older incandescent bulbs? It’s time to replace them with LEDs. Today, we found you some 1,500-lumen LED light bulbs which are sure to brighten any room. Using just 14W of electricity, these lights use less power than traditional bulbs and also output less heat overall. Plus, they’ll last you for at least two years, if not more with normal use. Right now, you can pick up six of these lights for $15 at Amazon, which makes them just $2.50 each and marks a return to the 2023 low that…

If you’ve been looking for an affordable way of adding smart lights to your Apple Home smart home setup, you’ve got an excellent new option today. WiZ, the budget smart home manufacturer, has rolled out an update to its products that brings compatibility with the new universal connected devices standard, Matter, which effectively makes all WiZ lights now compatible with Apple Home, too.In order to hook WiZ lights up with Apple Home previously, you’d need to create Siri Shortcuts as a workaround to get the devices talking…

LED light bulbs are already supposed to be energy-efficient, but Signifiy thinks it can improve on the formula. The company has released Philips Ultra Efficient LED bulbs that, as the name implies, use 40 percent less energy than the brand's usual LED options. The "advanced" LEDs and optics reduce the yearly energy cost to between 55 cents and $1.03 per bulb, Signify claims. For context, a Philips Ultra Definition 60W bulb uses an estimated 97 cents each year. The new lights might also be helpful if you're trying to…

By now you’ve almost certainly heard the whole spiel about switching your lights over to LED bulbs, but what about the benefits of smart home lighting? Philips Hue’s filament bulbs accomplish both, delivering LED lighting with the added perk of Siri, Alexa, and Assistant support all rolled into a stylish package. Not to mention, you can score one of the best prices yet on a 2-pack of the old school Edison-style bulbs right now, too. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s…

The official Philips Hue app sucks. You'd think that, being the oldest name in the smart lighting world, Philips would have the best app on the market. More than a decade of iterative improvements and a mature hardware world would see the app rise proudly above its competitors. Sadly for me, and every other Hue user, the company seems to have fallen asleep behind the wheel. (Yes: I know that Philips Lighting rebranded itself as Signify, but let’s not confuse matters here.) I picked up a Hue starter kit and some additional…

Just imagine if your Google TV remote was self-charging. It wouldn’t have a battery, and it uses a readily available power source to keep it juiced up so you can continue channel surfing content. That’s not as far-fetched as you might think. In fact, it’s a real product that was just announced and launched by TW Electronics (developed with Exeger) as part of CES 2023.The new Google TV remote, the company says, is battery-free and is self-charging using the indoor light of your home. In other words, this Google TV remote…

line features new neon rope lighting that permits custom shapes, hexagonal wall panels, and some new A19 and BR30 light bulbs that can display up to four different colors at once. These all offer up to 16 million colors to choose from, pre-set and custom-created light shows, music syncing using integrated microphones, automations, and integrations with Alexa and Google Assistant -- with no hub required.Also: CES 2023 preview: 4 big questions that will shape the week The new Neon Rope Lights can be used to create…

If there’s one smart home feature that’s been an undeniable success at infiltrating households around the world, it's smart lights. While uptake on the best HomeKit video doorbells and smart locks may be slight, many homes now have voice-activated, app-controlled bulbs and lightstrips – and Philips Hue continues to be the leading brand in providing them.And, in early 2023, they’re set to get even better. Signify, the parent company behind Philips Hue, has announced that its entire range (with the exception of the Philips…

As someone who loves smart home bulbs, let me tell you: Smart bulbs are an amazing tool for sprucing up your home with subtle tech. Right now, the GE Cync Smart LED Light Bulbs are on sale for only $15with this discount on Amazon.The Cync smart light bulbs connect directly to your Wi-Fi router, so you can control the lights with smart assistants, including Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit. You can even use these smart light bulbs to increase your home's security this Halloween by scheduling the bulbs to…