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Can You Use Smart Bulbs In Ceiling Fans?

30 October 2022 by James Beetie
Taking down a ceiling fan with a normal bulb in it

There’s no doubt that smart bulbs are a popular offering within the growing category of smart home products. These internet-enabled …

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Categories Smart Lights

Hue Lightstrip: Can The Controller Be Purchased Separately?

24 October 2022 by James Beetie
The official Hue Controller for their Lightstrip Plus kit

Philips Hue’s Lightstrips provide pretty neat task lighting, backlighting, accent lighting, and decorative lighting applications, illuminating the room and creating …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Hue Lightstrip Plus, Philips Hue

Hue Motion Sensor: The Ultimate Resetting Guide

10 October 2022 by James Beetie
The back of a Hue Motion Sensor showing the reset button and battery compartment

Though Philips Hue usually works just fine, their motion sensor can sometimes get crippled with bugs or stop working. This …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Hue Motion Sensor, Philips Hue

ZigBee Smart LED Strips That Are Cheaper Than Philips Hue

26 September 2022 by James Beetie
A smart ZigBee based LED light strip mouned below my kitchen cabinets

Smart LED light strips offer lots of uses and provide several benefits. For example, they can be used in different …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Philips Hue

How Smart Light Switches Consume Power (Even When Off!)

19 September 2022 by James Beetie
The front of a smart light switch

Smart light switches are always technically consuming power even when switched off. These interesting light switches are fairly distinctive from …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Smart Switch

Fixing Common Philips Hue and Amazon Alexa Clashes

12 September 2022 by James Beetie
A list of different colors that the Alexa app supports

Even though Philips Hue and Amazon Alexa often integrate without any issues, sometimes these products will not work together well. …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Amazon Echo, Philips Hue

Comparing the Philips Hue Bridge Gen 1 and Gen 2

29 August 202215 August 2022 by James Beetie
A Philips Hue bridge mounted next to a network switch

After releasing their Gen 1 Bridge back in 2012, Philips Hue rolled out the Gen 2 Bridge (an upgrade of …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Hue Bridge, Philips Hue

Do Lutron Caseta Products Require a Neutral Wire?

8 August 2022 by James Beetie
An electrician is replacing a wall switch which includes a white neutral wire

There’s no getting away from the fact that some older homes, especially those that were built before the mid-1980s don’t …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Lutron Caseta

Philips Hue Is Confusing! Answers To Your Hue Setup Questions

12 September 202211 July 2022 by James Beetie
A Philips Hue color bulb on a ceiling fixture

It goes without saying that the Philips Hue ecosystem comprises more than just smart light bulbs. Besides the bulbs, it …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Hue Bridge, Philips Hue, ZigBee

Is Philips Hue Dependent On the Internet? Or Is Local Control an Option?

4 July 2022 by James Beetie
The enable out of home control section of the Hue app

Some smart bulbs like LIFX cannot work without Wi-Fi, which is an internet-based communication protocol. But when it comes to …

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Categories Smart Lights Tags Philips Hue
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