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 ...

If you are looking to upgrade older lightbulb into more energy-efficient ones, a new LED smart bulb has been unveiled this week by Cree. That they have designed to provide consumers with a combination ...

Aqara is launching a new smart light bulb, as well as wall switches. The new products support Thread and Zigbee communication. The company has also revealed home security solutions and an AI voice ...

Sengled, the smart lighting company that’s hedged its protocol bets by making Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth smart bulbs, has announced a slew of new products at CES 2022. The most intriguing is the ...

Finally, your dumb light switches are no longer your smart bulbs' worst enemy. Here's a hands-on first look at the Lutron Aurora. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...

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 ...

Smart lighting is one of the easiest ways to add smart tech to your home. Unscrew your light bulb, add a smart light bulb in its place, and your home just got a little smarter. The ability to use an ...

This new A19 smart bulb plays nice with Ring security cameras and motion-sensing lights, but it lacks the functionality that other smart lighting systems offer. Ring made a name for itself with its ...

Owners of Philips Hue smart bulbs are being urged to check its firmware, after the publication of a vulnerability in how the accessories communicate with each other over Zigbee could allow an attacker ...

Philips Hue products are among the best smart bulbs on the market, thanks to their reliability and ease of use. However, like any smart home product, they can run into issues, and resetting them might ...

When Jason Cipriani and I interviewed Tobin Richardson, president of the Zigbee Alliance, last week about the Alliance's involvement in NASA JPL's Mars 2020 mission, I didn't think I would be applying ...