Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The Yeelight color smart bulb is bright enough and boasts some clever lighting features, but its quirky app gave us trouble. One of the few smart bulbs we’ve seen that is compatible with Alexa, Google ...

Candles can transform nondescript spaces into soothing and romantic scenes, but they can also be a fire waiting to happen (considering 5% of all home fires are started by candles), and a smoky, waxy ...

Putting multiple colors on a bulb simultaneously is a game changer. Make no mistake: The LIFX Candle Color revolves around a gimmick. But what an amazing gimmick it is! It’s not just color tunable, it ...

I’ve been playing around with various LED smart lights for over a decade. The first set of household bulb replacements that I really got into was a Philips Hue kit I bought in 2012. It was pretty cool ...

The very first thing you have to do to control this bulb via the Bluetooth is to download the X-light app either from the Google Play if you are using Android or the App Store if you are Apple user.

LED light bulbs have always been a bit like car repairs: they’re either good quality or affordable, but very rarely both. And it’s all very well and good that these bulbs use a fraction of the ...

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 ...

Finding a good smart lightbulb can make your space feel different and more useful. The Sengled Smart LED Lightbulb is one choice that gets talked about for its color settings and how it works with ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The connected home. That’s been a big topic of discussion in recent months and perhaps even recent years. There are many companies out there with connected light bulbs, lamps and various other items.

In late March, all of the US Home Depot stores began carrying Cree’s new LED light bulbs. While they’re by no means the first such bulbs to offer the same form factor as standard incandescent bulbs, ...