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Some of the best Android tools and utility apps can enhance your device experience. Similarly, a smart home appliance with voice commands can improve the security and interactivity of your household.
Brighten up your holidays with this discounted Echo Dot smart bulb bundle
This smart home mini starter kit goes for just $40
If you have yet to take the plunge on all things smart home, here's your chance to test the waters. Amazon is running an excellent promotion right now on a smart home bundle that includes both an Echo Dot with Clock smart speaker and a Bluetooth color bulb, available at a $20 discount. The two devices are easy to set up and pair, and the combo will allow you to control your lights with voice commands.
Decorate your home in style thanks to these fantastic Govee smart LED bulb Black Friday deals
Start your smart home journey with Govee LED bulbs and strip light
Gone are the days when we used to rely on standard LED bulbs to lighten up the home. Smart LED bulbs with RGB lighting have completely taken over modern homes, and if you plan to get one, Govee’s offerings are worth checking out. Govee smart LED bulbs usually retail for triple digits, but this Black Friday is the perfect opportunity to grab a 4-bulb pack for only $75. They are easily one of the best smart home devices for beginners.
Brighten up your bedside table with a Lenovo Smart Clock 2 and smart lightbulb for just $25
You'll enjoy waking up and turning in with these gadgets
At Android Police, we love a good, cheap bundle deal that can help you improve a daily interaction around the house, so we think this offer from Walmart provides peak intersectionality and value.
WiZ announces support for upcoming Philips bulbs and tons of new products of its own
A lamp for every room in your house
Philip's sister company WiZ has just announced a ton of new Wi-Fi-connected products. We're mostly in for new proper lamps (as opposed to plain ol' light bulbs), offering some seamlessly integrated experience without having to bother with replacing existing light bulbs. In addition, WiZ has also announced that its app platform will support upcoming Philips Smart LED products in Europe — as opposed to Philips Hue. Coupled with Matter support, we might soon only need one single app to rule our smart homes.
Time was, you'd just screw in a light bulb and flip a switch. We live in a much more dynamic era when lightbulbs are connected to the internet, and the cost of smart light bulb tech has come down dramatically. It's no longer just lighting companies that are pushing Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-enabled bulbs, which has led to a very crowded marketplace. Some of them need hubs, a few work with Bluetooth, others connect directly to your Wi-Fi, and still others link up with Google smart speakers automatically. It's confusing! We've got some experience with all this stuff, though. We think these are the best light bulbs on any budget for your Google Home and Assistant-enabled smart home.In this guide, we'll summarize the most popular smart light bulbs, and what you need to know about how they work. We'll mostly focus on A19-style smart bulbs.
Yeelight M2 review: Seamless setup RGB lighting for your Google smart home with one big flaw
Almost perfect, except for how dim warm white modes are
Yeelight's M2 smart light came out of nowhere at the end of last year, with a low price (for RGB smart lighting) and the convenience of Google's seamless setup. That means no third-party apps or services, no external hubs, and no long tedious process to get things working. In fact, this is almost the perfect Assistant-connected smart bulb. The only bummer is how dim it is in warm white lighting modes.
The LIFX A19 Mini Day and Dusk Wi-Fi smart bulb drops to just $20, its lowest price ever
It doesn't need a hub and is dimmable
Smart bulbs can be an expensive purchase, especially when you don't need too many, as the hub to connect them to your router can be pricey. Wi-Fi bulbs are a good alternative, mostly because they don't need an intermediary bridge, but they also tend to be costly. Thankfully, this LIFX bulb offers great value for money, thanks to its Wi-Fi connectivity and low price, which is currently $8 less than usual.
Amazon’s Echo Studio speaker is down to $170 and comes with a free Hue bulb ($60 off)
You’ll never have to leave your couch again
If the Amazon Echo is not powerful enough, you should consider the higher-end Echo Studio. It was unveiled in September and is Amazon's answer to the Google Home Max. It's currently down to just $170 and comes with a free Hue bulb, which represents a $60 discount over the traditional MSRP.For this price, you get high-quality audio, coming from to the 1" tweeter, three 2" mid-range speakers, and 5.25" woofer, which can deliver up to 330W of peak power. Thanks to the Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio technologies, the Echo Studio can deliver an immersive 3D audio experience. Also, just like its competitor from Google, the speaker can automatically adjust itself to the acoustics of a room, without even having to ask for it. It naturally comes with Alexa, and also has an embedded Zigbee hub. The latter will be particularly useful to control the free Hue bulb, which costs $25 when sold separately.Buy: Amazon
Winter is here in the northern hemisphere and you might be looking for ways to cozy up your home. Smart lighting can certainly brighten things up, but the price to get started sometimes feels prohibitive. Luckily enough, you can grab a Google Smart Light Starter Kit, as well as an additional GE C-Life smart bulb, for just $29 ($39 off) at Kohls.
Multi-colored smart bulbs aren't just able to change the atmosphere of any room with a tap; they're oftentimes more energy efficient and far more convenient to use than their non-connected cousins. If you're in the market for some serious Wi-Fi-enabled LED bulbs, you're going to want to check out this early Black Friday deal. From now through December 2nd, you can save up to 43% on these smart bulb bundles by LIFX:Each lighting kit is geared toward specific needs. The Bedroom Bundle features two mini day and dusk bulbs, plus one more powerful A19 bulb, making this set a great option for rooms that have bedside lamps and a larger overhead light. The Gamer Bundle includes two mini color bulbs, one single tile kit, and one Z LED kit that all work in tandem to enhance gaming excursions. The Smart Starter Bundle comes with four powerful A19 bulbs and two mini color bulbs that are great for lighting up a kitchen, bedroom, living room, or all three. Finally, the MASSIVE Bundle offers two BR30+, four BR30, four GU10, four mini color, two mini day and dusk, and one mini white for a total of 17 indoor and outdoor bulbs.
Smart light bulbs, given their relative ease of use and immediate impact on daily life, are a common entry point to the world of home automation. Many entry-level bulbs are only capable of producing white light, but spending a bit more adds the capability to manipulate the color and atmosphere of your home lighting. Thanks to a deal currently available at Best Buy, the Hue A19 bulb is on clearance sale for $36, which represents a savings of $12 off the list price.
Smart lights are an easy way to get into the world of smart home devices. They require minimal setup, are easy to control with voice assistants, and the benefits are clear. LIFX has emerged as one of the leading names in smart lighting, with bulbs that connect directly to WiFi without the need for a bulky hub. A four-pack of the company's mini-sized Day and Dusk LED bulbs is currently on sale for only $60, which is a savings of $50 from their list price of $110.LIFX's Mini line of bulbs can produce numerous shades of white that run the temperature gamut from cold to warmer tones with a max brightness of 800 lumens. These lights operate without the need for a dedicated hub, which makes installation as easy as screwing in any other bulb. Also, the smaller size of these lights ensures compatibility with a broader range of fixtures.Our review of LIFX's other products found them to be simple, albeit expensive, and easily interoperable with other smart home products. While the high price tag has always been one of the main sticking points when considering LIFX's bulbs, this latest deal will help to alleviate these concerns by bringing the Day and Dusk 4-pack down to only $60—their lowest price yet.Buy: Amazon, Best Buy
These days, just about any "dumb" product in your home – be it a bedside clock, front doorbell, and even your window drapes – can be transformed into an intelligent one. All you need are the right connected accessories, and controlling your various appliances are simply a tap away. Right now on Amazon, you can save up to 25% on a wide range of smart home upgrades from TP-Link, including wall plugs, lightbulbs, outdoor outlets, and even security cameras for both inside and outside your home.Today's Amazon deal showcases seven different products from TP-Link, all of which are WiFi-connected and can be controlled through the Kasa Smart app or with Google Assistant and Alexa voice commands. Other notable features include automated schedules for the smart plugs, multicolor support for the smart bulbs, and 1080p recording capabilities for the security cameras.
Philips Hue lights are known for their reliability, ease of use, and compatibility with third-party services. Unfortunately, they tend to be quite pricey, especially if you don't have a Hue hub already. Thankfully, the Hue White and Color Ambiance starter kit has dropped to $100 on Amazon, which is $60 off its regular price.
Hue bulbs are among the best ones on the market, thanks to their reliability and compatibility with many third-party services such as Alexa, Assistant, IFFT, and many more. Unfortunately, they're also known for their relatively high price, but this deal on the color starter kit with two bulbs is a steal at just $78, almost 50% off their traditional MSRP.
Wyze is on a mission to convert your house into a full-blown smart home, even if it has to do so piece by piece. The company started out selling very affordable surveillance cameras, which have only become more powerful as they pick up new functionality.
Although Samsung has been in the smart home game for a few years now with its SmartThings ecosystem, its lineup has mostly relied on being a central home automation hub that integrates with third-party devices like plugs and lights to automate your home. Until today, the majority of the brand's IoT products were sensors that would act as triggers, but the company is now expanding it with a smart camera, plug, and bulb, which give it a complete range of smart home products.
We just reviewed GE's new C-Life Multicolor smart bulbs, and while they're an excellent way to get into the wonderful world of smart lights, they only work with Google Assistant. If you want something that's compatible with both Assistant and Alexa (and IFTTT, and Cortana), you can now get two TP-Link bulbs for $27.99 from B&H — the current price for just one of the bulbs on Amazon.
When I set up my smart home infrastructure a couple of years ago, I had to break the bank to buy a smart speaker, connected bulbs, and intelligent plugs. Even though we often share deals that let you save a few bucks on such products, this one is particularly interesting. Indeed, Amazon is throwing in a free Echo Dot speaker and a Philipe Hue bulb with the purchase of an Echo Show smart display. The three products together would cost $295 if purchased separately, but with this offer, you'll only have to pay the Echo Show's price for the whole bundle.This kit is a great way to get you started if you were thinking of making your home more intelligent, or simply extend your existing installation. If you're not very familiar with Amazon's smart display, it features a 10.1" HD display combined with built-in speakers. It's a great companion when cooking, but it can also make video calls and play videos and TV shows. Like any Alexa-enabled device, it's also there to help you set reminders, manage your shopping list, play music, control your smart home, and answer questions you might have.