Hue Essential bulbs are excellent in most situations, provided you don't need to dial the brightness right down.

It wasn’t that long ago that technology insiders predicted things we wouldn’t expect might one day be connected to the internet in some way. Intelligent technology hasn’t managed to completely invade ...

Philips’ Hue was one of the first smart home upgrades that worked well and was genuinely useful. After almost seven years, we still think they’re the best smart lighting solution on the market. But if ...

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 ...

That's right, Black Friday is now well and truly over. We hope you managed to secure some wonderful bargains and that some rather exciting packages are now on their way to you. I'm literally waiting ...

No one does smart lighting better than Signify’s Philips Hue, and adding Bluetooth while keeping Zigbee makes it cheaper and a whole lot easier to get started.

The Philips Hue smart lighting system has grown dramatically in the last few years, in both popularity and the number of available products, further cementing its place at the top of the smart ...

If you're among the holdouts who cling to their incandescent light bulbs like plastic eggs on Easter morning, you may want to loosen that grip. A new 60-watt equivalent LED bulb from Philips could be ...

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 ...

Yesterday, a federal ban on production of 40- and 60-watt incandescent bulbs went into effect, forcing consumers to switch to more efficient (if less aesthetically pleasing) bulbs, like LEDs and CFLs.

My wife feels the first day of summer is the saddest day of the year. That’s because it means that the days have reached their peak in length and the slow decline into the long nights of winter are on ...