Belkin’s Wemo family of smart-home devices has gradually become a very talkative bunch—and that’s a compliment in the connected-home market. Following in the footsteps of the WeMo Switch, Insight ...

Philips made a splash a while back with the Hue Connected Bulb. The colorful, Internet-connected light bulb is available in Apple Stores as well as a lot of other retail outlets, and it works with an ...

What makes smart LEDs worth the upcharge over normal LEDs? Well, it depends on how much control and customization you want over the lighting in your home. These bulbs use Bluetooth to connect to your ...

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 ...

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 ...

For a very, very long time light bulbs sucked on purpose. Not only were they absolute gluttons of energy consumption, they were designed to not last too long to keep consumers buying more of them.

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...