Opinion Wi-Fi smart bulbs are cheap and easy. They can also leave you hanging The recent Sengled debacle demonstrates why hub-connected smart devices are worth the extra expense.

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

Who needs a smart home hub you can snag cheap Wi-Fi smart bulbs that connect directly to your wireless router? Sounds like a bargain. Until it isn’t. Sengled users learned that lesson the hard ...

This bulb is still a good option if you want a vintage-look Edison-style bulb with useful smart features such as remote on/off control, scheduling, and the ability to customize Scenes.

Govee Smart Light Bulbs (2-Pack) Are Practically BOGO, You’ll Regret Buying Just One Swap out some of the lighting in your home for a luxurious way to change things up.

Larry Magid: Turning an old house into a smart homeNews News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

Out of the dozens of smart home gadgets I've tested in 2025, a few stuck around: Here's why I'm still using them.

A number of “prolonged” Sengled outages prompted Amazon’s move, which renders many of Sengled’s smart bulbs inoperable via Alexa.

Does investing in smart home technology save you money? There are plenty of headlines and in-depth articles breaking down the numbers, but you’ll need one or several smart devices, install them ...

The Wyze Lamp Socket v2 can power your Wyze Cam and lets your outdoor lighting work seamlessly with your camera.

Sengled’s downfall shows the peril of relying on cloud connections for smart home control Amazon dropped Sengled’s Alexa Skill after months of server outages that left customers unable to ...