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Want to get a head start on your holiday shopping? Philips Hue lighting often makes for a popular gift, and right now, the brand is throwing a new buy two, get one free promotion in the run-up to the holidays. Now through November 20th, you can buy two smart bulbs, light strips, starter kits, and select accessories and get a third for free. That means you can buy two 1,600-lumen E26 color smart bulbs for $64.99 each and get a free Philips Hue Bridge valued at $59.99. The latter accessory, while not necessary to control…

There’s a festive new addition to the Philips Hue range, just in time for Christmas. Signify, which owns the Philips Hue brand, has announced a set of string lights called Festavia which you can wrap around your Christmas tree, deck your halls, or hang along the banister rail of your stairs. Wherever you decide to put them, the Festavia can provide a multi-coloured glow from its 250 LEDs which are spread out along a 20m wire. As you might expect, they differ from regular string lights because you can control them…

If you’re shopping for smart lighting for your home, be sure to check Philips Hue’s extensive deals. Philips Hue lights and fixtures continue to set the standard for connected home lighting. Philips has Hue smart light bulbs, lamps, and light fixtures for an incredible range of purposes in homes. Whether you use light for security, convenience, navigation after dark indoors and outdoors, design, aesthetics, creative expression, or to set a mood, there are Philips Hue lights for the job. Philips doesn’t run deals on…

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…

The Philips Hue Signe gradient floor lamp has been an absolute delight to use and enjoy since it entered our home a couple of weeks ago. With its new range of Signe gradient lamps (there’s also a table version), Philips Hue has tapped even deeper into the market of delightful, high-quality smart home lighting that its brand has become synonymous with, so much so that even Apple’s website proudly sells a slew of its products. The Philips Hue Signe gradient floor lamp is another example of Hue’s great design and smart home…

Smart home gadgets are excellent tools for creating a creepy scene at your front door this Halloween. Here, I’ll show you how I use smart lighting, smart speakers, motion sensors, and video doorbells to “spookify” my smart home every October.Set your smart speakers to spookySay, “Alexa, start Spooky Halloween Sounds,” and your Echo smart speaker will play a continuous loop of screams, chilling wind noises, witch cackles, haunted bells, creaky footsteps, and a cacophony of other creepy sounds. This is a fun and easy way to…

Amazon’s gearing up to announce new products at an event later today, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t deals to be had on the current fourth-generation Amazon Echo Dot. It’s not just discounts on the smart speaker either; a limited-time deal bundles the fourth-gen Echo Dot with Philips Hue smart bulbs in the UK, and it costs less than £30. If you’re quick, you can head to Amazon right now and find a deal bundling the Amazon Echo Dot 4 in Glacier White with two Philips Hue smart LED lights for just £29.99, a £49.99…

Controlling smart lighting with your voice is one of the most useful features of a smart home. Saying, “Hey Siri, turn off the lights” from the comfort of your bed or the couch without having to get up or pull out your phone is really a great experience. And, if you have some Philips Hue smart light bulbs and an iPhone, it's really easy to connect them to Apple’s HomeKit smart home platform to put Apple’s Siri voice assistant to work for you. With this set up you can also sync your smart lighting to other connected…

Best BuyAs summer comes to a close and winter is on the horizon, we may be giving more thought to how comfortable our homes are through the season.If you're looking to upgrade from standard bulbs to something smarter, you can take advantage of Best Buy's current sale on Philips Hue products. You can pick up a Philips Hue smart lighting starter kit containing four smart bulbs and a bridge device (although the latter isn't necessary for controlling your bulbs). The Philips Hue smart lighting starter kit is on sale for…

Best BuyAs summer comes to a close and winter is on the horizon, we may be giving more thought to how comfortable our homes are through the season.If you're looking to upgrade from standard bulbs to something smarter, you can take advantage of Best Buy's current sale on Philips Hue products. You can pick up a Philips Hue smart lighting starter kit containing four smart bulbs and a bridge device (although the latter isn't necessary for controlling your bulbs). The Philips Hue smart lighting starter kit is on sale for…