When it comes to starting a smart home, lighting is one of the simplest ways to get going. You might assume that starts with a smart light bulb, but there are other ways to add smarts to your lighting ...

SEATTLE — Maybe you’ve seen those fancy-looking homes where everything is automated or powered by the touch of a button? Well, if you’ve got smart home envy but feel like you’re stuck in the stone age ...

Home automation is not new, but a light bulb socket that lets you manage one light bulb (or more) from the internet is groundbreaking. Or ceiling-breaking, more accurately. Spark Devices has invented ...

Companies from Google to Comcast to Electric Imp are trying to connect home devices and appliances to the web, but the internet of things remains more of a complicated, distant dream than a reality.

The common thing amongst the various smart light bulbs we’ve seen recently, such as the Lumen, Philips hue, LIFX and INSTEON, is that all the enabling wireless technology is built into the bulbs ...

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In the beginning — or at least from 1878 to 1880 — Thomas Edison labored to create better, more efficient light. At the time, incandescent lamps were too bright for small spaces. They use electricity ...

The smart home trend has gained much traction in recent years, and why not? Being able to control your home automatically and remotely not only is convenient, it’s also energy efficient and makes life ...

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