Feit’s IntelliBulb Battery Backup provides three hours of emergency run time if the power goes out–but whether you need that capability is a bigger question. Ever needed a bulb that you needed to stay ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The concept of smart home technology has gradually found its way into just about every conceivable facet of the average home. With the right ...

Updating your home lighting is a big project, and it may be easy to lean toward smart lights. However, smart light switches can deliver much of the same convenience at a lower cost. Let’s put these ...

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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 ...

Anyone who’s installed smart bulbs in their home will tell you that they instantly—and annoyingly—turn into dumb bulbs when someone turns them off by flipping the switch on the wall. Lutron showed me ...

Electricity in a circuit doesn’t behave the way many people imagine. Instead of electrons carrying energy all the way from the battery to the bulb, the energy actually travels through electric fields ...

When the power cuts out, you need light that comes on instantly and predictably, not a scramble for flashlights and a maze of extension cords. The safest approach is to design backup lighting into the ...

When I drove to the offices of a start-up called Switch Lighting last week, I wasn’t expecting much. A company representative had promised to show me something amazing—an alternative light bulb that ...