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The best smart lights

The best smart lights

Buyers guide: The latest and greatest smart lighting systems and bulbs
Hue Sync: The complete guide

Hue Sync: The complete guide

Signify's entertainment party trick is a blockbuster – here's how to get involved
​How to match Philips Hue to your music

​How to match Philips Hue to your music

Bring the party with your smart light bulbs
Philips Hue essential guide

Philips Hue essential guide

Everything you need to know about the smart lighting system
Best filament LED smart bulbs

Best filament LED smart bulbs

Vintage-style filament bulbs from Hue, Bulbrite, Ikea and more tested and rated
Ikea Trådfri smart home guide

Ikea Trådfri smart home guide

We unpack everything on Ikea's range of smart home devices
How to get more from your smart lights

How to get more from your smart lights

There’s a world of clever things that you smart lighting can do
Innr smart lighting

Innr smart lighting

Compatible with Hue, SmartThings and a whole lot more - all for a great price
How to get Ikea bulbs on Hue app

How to get Ikea bulbs on Hue app

Zigbee makes it possible to get your Ikea bulbs on your Hue app
The best smart light switches

The best smart light switches

You won't look dim with any of these on your walls
How to sync Ikea Trådfri with HomeKit

How to sync Ikea Trådfri with HomeKit

Super charge your Ikea bulbs by syncing up with Apple's Home ecosystem
Dyson Lightcycle Morph has personal lighting

Dyson Lightcycle Morph has personal lighting

New smart lamp from British company goes live
Ring launches new smart lights at CES

Ring launches new smart lights at CES

Gate controller and privacy Control Center also announced at CES 2020
Nanoleaf's new lights want to know you

Nanoleaf's new lights want to know you

The company revealed its new Learning Series at CES 2020
Take a look at Hue's new outdoor lights

Take a look at Hue's new outdoor lights

Here's a closer look at what's launching
Lifx smart filament light range goes live

Lifx smart filament light range goes live

A host of new connected devices on show from Lifx at CES 2020
C by GE ditches hub for new switch

C by GE ditches hub for new switch

CES 2020 lineup from electronics giant revealed
Echo Glow

Echo Glow

Amazon's first smart light is fun and whimsical, but not a necessity
Philips Hue Smart Button

Philips Hue Smart Button

Signify's newest accessory brings some extra smarts to the lighting line
Philips Hue

Philips Hue

Updated: We deliver our verdict on Signify's market-leading smart light system
How to reset Philips Hue

How to reset Philips Hue

And how to reconfigure your Hue network
New Ring smart bulb incoming

New Ring smart bulb incoming

Alexa owned smart security specialist details new connected lighting
How to connect Innr bulbs to Phillips Hue

How to connect Innr bulbs to Phillips Hue

Double Dutch: It's easy to get Innr smart light bulbs working in the Hue app
Philips Hue Go

Philips Hue Go

The domed hero gets updated with Bluetooth and more
Ikea's Trådfri smart filament bulb lights up

Ikea's Trådfri smart filament bulb lights up

The newest member of Ikea's smart lighting line-up certainly looks the part
Alexa has new smart light tricks

Alexa has new smart light tricks

New features to help ease you in and out of the day
Bulbrite Solana

Bulbrite Solana

Living with Bulbrite's debut smart lighting lineup
Nanoleaf lights can now match your TV

Nanoleaf lights can now match your TV

New Screen Mirror feature brings 4D lighting to your films and games
C by GE smart bulb

C by GE smart bulb

An excellent entry for Google users, but skip if you want Alexa or HomeKit
How to connect Philips Hue with Alexa

How to connect Philips Hue with Alexa

How to pair Bridge and Bluetooth bulbs
Amazon to bring the light through Echo Glow

Amazon to bring the light through Echo Glow

The new companion device works with sleep timers and music
New Hue Sync Box works with TVs

New Hue Sync Box works with TVs

New box syncs through HDMI, so TVs and consoles can also get in on the fun
How to pair Hue bulbs with Bluetooth

How to pair Hue bulbs with Bluetooth

The smart lighting range now has a simpler setup
Connect Wyze to Alexa and Google Assistant

Connect Wyze to Alexa and Google Assistant

Stream video to your smart display, or have Alexa turn your lights off
Complete guide to Lifx smart bulbs

Complete guide to Lifx smart bulbs

Everything you need to know about Lifx smart lights
iDevices Instinct puts Alexa in the walls

iDevices Instinct puts Alexa in the walls

The long-gestating smart switch is finally available
Philips Hue v Wyze Bulb

Philips Hue v Wyze Bulb

Which option is best for your smart lighting setup?
Wyze Bulb

Wyze Bulb

Wyze's $8 smart light should shake up the market. It's also great
Lifx unveils Candle Color and Z TV Strip

Lifx unveils Candle Color and Z TV Strip

The new polychromatic lights will be available in November
New Philips Wi-Fi bulbs announced

New Philips Wi-Fi bulbs announced

No hub required – and available to buy now
Touch Actions come to Nanoleaf Canvas

Touch Actions come to Nanoleaf Canvas

An upgrade to Nanoleaf's Canvas Smarter Kit turns panels into smart buttons
Ikea adds more smart bulbs and light panels

Ikea adds more smart bulbs and light panels

And a motion sensor coming soon