Smart light bulbs can be a great start to a smart home, but they have a major weakness. You'd be better off upgrading another component of your smart home.

Even if your old smart bulbs have lost access to their smart features, they can be put back into circulation for a variety of clever, new uses.

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One of the easiest and most useful smart home upgrades you can make is picking up a couple of smart light bulbs. Here’s how to get started.

HomeKit light bulbs offer both functionality and convenience. They’ve come down in cost in recent years while also getting much more reliable thanks to technology like Thread and Matter. These smart ...

When device makers can switch off ‘smart’ features because they simply no longer make financial sense, why should consumers buy in?

John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...