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The Internet of Things is fast and ever-growing, and there are a few companies out there that have taken the lead on bringing Internet-connected objects to the masses. Like Philips, which makes a ...

LIFX is a Wi-Fi-enabled LED bulb that you can control on your Android or iOS device. Much like the Philips Hue and fellow crowd-funded lighting project Ilumi, LIFX bulbs boast functionality way beyond ...

The Meross Smart WiFi LED Bulb integrates almost any lamp or light fixture into a HomeKit smart home. It can be controlled with an iPhone, and offers color changing and dimming. I added a pair to my ...

The expansion of the Philips lighting brand to Wi-Fi smart bulbs is a qualified success, though low brightness and a buggy app remain stumbling blocks. Philips Lighting was one of the first ...

This budget-priced color Wi-Fi bulb offers ample flexibility—for both color and white light—at a great price. TP-Link has given its Kasa Smart Wi-Fi light bulb line a significant upgrade. The old LB ...

Hot on the heels of the expansion of the Philips HUE line into Bluetooth territory, Philips is announcing a brand new series of Philips-branded lightbulbs called ‘WiZ Connected’. These new bulbs ...

Light bulbs equipped with Wi-Fi could soon lower your electric bills and do even more—like scaring away burglars. Connected “smart” bulbs promise to adapt lighting to different situations, moods and ...

LIFX has announced that its current Lifx and Lifx+ lineup of WiFi smart bulbs now work with Apple HomeKit. Thanks to this new support, current and future Lifx smart bulb owners are able to control ...

Many smart bulb issues often trace back to outdated border-router software that undermines modern Thread and Matter networks.