The Best Smart Light Bulbs (2021): Ambient Lighting, Kits, Color, and More

If you are like me, you spent your childhood dreaming of lights you may management by clapping. The Clapper’s premise was sensible: no extra getting off the bed to hit the sunshine swap. You can still buy the Clapper! But know-how has come a great distance since then. Now you’ll be able to management the lights, set timers and schedules, and change colours together with your smartphone or your voice when you have a sensible assistant—no clapping required.

If you need to make your house only a little smarter, good bulbs are an excellent place to begin. Most choices are comparatively low cost, and they’re straightforward to put in. Plus, there aren’t any cameras or door locks for somebody to hack into. If you need to smarten up your house much more, most of those manufacturers have an inventory of different merchandise too like safety cameras and plugs.

Do you need to strive voice controls? Consider getting a smart speaker or smart display. But you’ll be able to all the time use the bulb’s app.

Updated September 2021: We added the Cync Direct Connect bulb as our high choose, in addition to extra info. We additionally added a light-weight strip choose.

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