Hue Essential bulbs are excellent in most situations, provided you don't need to dial the brightness right down.

The Wyze Bulb Color is close to being our favorite budget-priced smart bulb, but it needs to dot some “i’s and cross a few “t”’s first.

Easy to set up and use, the affordable, no-hub BR30 Colors bulb from WiZ Connected is an enticing choice for budget-minded smart home shoppers. A smart, color-enabled Wi-Fi floodlight doesn’t need to ...

The significance of light in my apartment has grown steadily over the years. Where once I relied on my phone’s flashlight to lead me to sleep in the evening, for example, I now rely on my phone to ...

Voice-activated, color-changing lights are a smart home staple. The Philips Wiz Connected LED is the first smart bulb that's priced accordingly. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

Best Lighting$34.99 Eufy’s Lumos smart bulbs don’t need a hub to work. Simply screw them in and use the app to connect them to your Wi-Fi network. The Smart Bulb White and Color can change ...

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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 ...

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Tapo TP-Link Smart Light Bulbs give you color-changing Wi-Fi bulbs that screw into a standard lamp socket and add app and ...

Finding the perfect smart light bulb is a major challenge. Between the multiple brands to wade through, to figuring out the style you want, and assessing which features you need, we’re going to help ...