Despite the Republican party’s best, yet misguided efforts, incandescent bulbs are on their way out. Energy-efficient lighting like CFLs and LEDs are fast becoming the norm, and it was only a matter ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Lutron Caséta has added two new smart switches to its lineup. The switches are modeled on its existing non-smart ...

Looking for the easiest path to smart lighting? Screw a smart bulb into a socket. Done! If you’re looking for something with more elegance and sophistication, however, you should replace the switches ...

Lutron’s Caséta smart switches give you capable dimming and remote controls, but you’ll need to hardwire the hub to your router. Note this price includes two in-wall switches, two remotes, and a Wi-Fi ...

Smart lights like the Philips Hue are incredibly convenient. They're some of the simplest ways to build a smart home, no home improvement skills required: installing ...

The Lutron Aurora Smart Bulb Dimmer is a physical light switch for Hue lights that attaches to your current light switch solving two major problems many people have with Hue lights. This new switch ...

Philips Hue smart bulbs inadvertently cut off from the network could be a problem no longer, with Lutron launching an Aurora dimmer accessory that also prevents accidental switch-offs. Hue bulbs are ...

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When I press the “on” button on the light switch for the chandelier over my kitchen island, it turns on in an instant. When I ask Alexa to turn it off, the light turns off. When I tap the light in the ...

It’s one of those inventions so ubiquitous that no one gives it a second thought anymore: the dimmer switch. So spare a thought for its creator, Joel Spira, who died of natural causes Wednesday at his ...