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Halloween is a holiday that screams for LED light bulbs

Few things set the mood like lighting, and if you want that mood to be terrifying, then these LED bulbs will definitely fit the bill.
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‘Siri, let’s chill’: New Hue 2.0 hub from Philips lets Siri dim the lights, set the mood

A reworked base station from the Philips Hue line aims to be the backbone of your connected home, adding HomeKit compatibility to the company’s long-running line of smart lighting products. The new Philips Hue Bridge 2.0, announced Monday morning, can control anything that works with Apple’s smarthome protocol, including door locks and openers, window shades, home […]
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Cree introduces a new $8 LED light bulb that lasts 27 years

Cree introduced its new LED light bulb, which costs $8 (though they're currently on sale at The Home Depot for $6) and lasts 27 years.
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Philips’ new Hue Lightstrip Plus is bright enough to replace bulbs

LED lightstrips look cool, but they sometimes aren't bright enough to light up a room. Philips introduces its Hue Lightstrip Plus at IFA 2015 and claims it can do just that.
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India’s plan to upgrade 20 million street lights to LEDs will save an estimated $890M annually

India is preparing to begin one of the most extensive streetlight retrofits in the world that'll install LED light bulbs in 20 million streetlights.
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Philips Hue wants to dim your lights for $40 and zero installation

Renters probably don't want to mess with the wires in their apartments' switches, which is why Philips Hue offers a wireless dimmer switch. It pairs it with an LED bulb for $40.
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This is what state-of-the-art home automation looked like in 1985

Despite the fact that home automation might seem like a relatively new thing, it's actually been around for decades. Check out this system from 1985
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Turns red when you’re dead: Philips Hue bulbs sync with video game Chariot

Philips Hue wants its color-changing bulbs to be practical and fun. They now sync with video game Chariot, blinking red when you're under attack.
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Connect to the Internet through a light bulb? Researchers want to use LEDs as routers

Instead of using radio waves to connect to the Internet, researchers at the University of Virginia are creating a prototype of a lamp that uses and LED light bulb and light waves to do so.
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Can’t bear to pair? The Twist light bulb plays music with Wi-Fi and AirPlay, not Bluetooth

Instead of pairing with Bluetooth like other light bulbs with speakers, the Twist light bulb is an LED bulb that's controlled by AirPlay.
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LEDs are gaining in popularity, a new survey finds

According to a new survey, 65 percent of Americans have purchased LED lights for their homes, and 86 percent want smart lighting technology in at least one room. With the price of LEDs dropping, this trend is likely to continue.
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Totally buggin’: A scientist is developing an LED that attracts fewer insects

Researcher Travis Longcore was able to find that he could tune the Philips LED bulbs to attract 20 percent less insects.
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Cree’s BR30 flood light is the latest LED to go below $10

The BR30 bulb, which was originally priced at about $15, will now be sold for less than $10 on the market.
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You’ll be able to turn GE’s new LEDs on and off with Siri

GE unveiled new smart LED bulbs with support for Apple's home automation platform, HomeKit.
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New GE light bulbs to warn of hurricanes, find you a parking spot, and more

GE is marrying the ordinary lightbulb with the Internet of Things, adding sensors to direct drivers to available spaces, give warnings in the event of a hurricane through a public-address speaker, direct first-responders, and more.
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To celebrate Earth Day, Philips is offering its new $5 LED bulbs for just $2.50 apiece

As part of a special Earth Day promotion, Philips has teamed up with Home Depot to make the new bulbs available in a 2-for-1 pack for the first 90 days (or while supplies last) -- meaning you can get your hands on these bulbs for under $2.50 apiece if you act fast.
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Light tunes up: Zedcon’s strip of LED lights sync with your music

Connected through your smart phone, Zedcon's small, yet functional controller can alter alter individual bulbs in its digital LED strips to any of 16 million color options, leaving others in the same band unchanged.
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Dim, baby! Amazon Echo can now control smart lights and switches

Amazon's Echo, a voice-recognition speaker, can now control smart-home devices with the power of speech. Turn on your Philips Hue lights or activate whatever's plugged in to your WeMo Switch.

Light up your space and mood with new portable, LED accent piece

Philips Lighting unveiled Hue Go, a portable LED lighting device that changes colors on demand from your smart phone or manually.
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Brilliant! New graphene bulb lights the way for more durable and energy-saving future

A new, more energy efficient and cheaper to produce lightbulb source using graphene material will soon be commercially available.

How does your garden glow? Solar-powered lights illuminate your landscape in color

A solar-powered, smart lighting system can illuminate your yard in full color using a Bluetooth enabled app
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Dance party in the house: A new app syncs your color-changing lights with music

Light DJ Pro creates a dance floor in your living room. App-enabled technology allows users to customize light colors, patterns and tempo from smart device.
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Switchmate installs in seconds with magnets, makes any switch smart

Have you been hesitant to jump on the smart-home bandwagon because you rent your apartment? Switchmate is a smart light switch you don't have to install; it just magnetically attaches to your existing one.

This stylish light bulb pulls double duty as a wireless projector

Designed by LA-based startup Beam Labs, the Beam bulb straddles the line between light bulb and projector. It's basically a network-connected, app-enabled pico projector stuffed inside a stylish lamp casing.
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LIFX tries to outshine Philips with update that makes its smart bulbs better

Australian startup LIFX has recently released a major firmware update for its eponymous smart bulb and ushered in some new features that should make Philips, the maker of Hue, sweat a little bit.
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Cree just released a smart bulb that only costs 15 bucks

It was only a matter of time before smart light bulbs became more affordable. Today Cree announced it's releasing smart light bulbs that cost $15 each, so you can start outfitting your home with connected lights.
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Nest’s new functionality: Warming your house when you unlock the door and more

Over 12 new partners joined up with Works With Nest, the Google-owned company announced at CES 2015. These new products include Philips Hue light bulbs, August and Kevo smart locks, and more.
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Got a bright idea? Qualcomm’s new platform helps connect smart bulbs to other devices

Qualcomm and LIFX launch their Smart Lighting Platform at CES 2015. The two companies are teaming up to make it easier for small and large companies, as well as amateur inventors, to use smart light bulbs.
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The upcoming ’12 Monkeys’ remake will sync with your Philips Hue bulbs

Expanding on the success of Philips Hue’s with Sharknado 2, Philips Hue and Syfy have teamed up to make an ambient light track for the 12 Monkeys.
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The Sunn Light mimics the natural cycle of the sun to keep your brain healthy

With the help of a mobile app, Sunn can be synchronized to any time zone in the world so that it mirrors the natural rise and fall of the Sun in that area
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At just under 8 bucks apiece, Philips’s latest bulbs raise the bar for LEDs

Thanks to their ultra-efficient LEDs and Engery Star certification, Philips' new SlimStyle bulbs are greener than ever -- yet they still only cost just under eight bucks
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The BeON smart bulb is designed to stop break-ins before they happen

With the help of an embedded microphone and some clever programming, BeON can learn your family's habits and make it seem like you're home all the time
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New iOS 8 widget lets you control Philips Hue lights from Notifications Center

Freshly launched in the App Store, this new iOS 8 widget allows you to turn your Hue lights on or off right from the iOS Notification Center menu
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Bright idea? This multicolor smart lamp can display notifications and adapt to your music

Notti is a smart lamp that lights up when you get notifications, your alarm goes off, or you're listening to music. The light is up on Kickstarter.