The media streamers and soundbars to buy this holiday season

There are lots of reasons to consider gifting home entertainment products. Whether you're searching for the perfect gift for that one friend that's always glued to their TV, or you're selflessly trying to bring your mom's living room setup up to spee...

The best smart outdoor lighting for backyards, pathways and more

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The best Alexa-compatible smart-home devices for Amazon Echo

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Philips’ new Hue Play box syncs your lights with your TV

It's been a long time coming, but there's now an easy way to sync your Hue lights with your TV no matter what's on-screen. Signify has introduced a Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box that (as its name implies) controls your smart lights based on whateve...

Google Home can gently wake you up using Philips Hue lights

Smart lights still tend to offer a rude awakening if you tie them to your alarm, but Google wants to fix that. It's delivering a promised Gentle Sleep & Wake feature for Home speakers that gradually dims or brightens your Philips Hue lights to p...

Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $80 on Samsung’s 2TB T5 portable SSD

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Optimising Your Dwelling with Automation Technology Apps

There’s no denying it. We like to make life as easy as possible, whether we’re at home or at work, and that’s what technology is here to do. We’ve all seen those movies where some filthy rich protagonist impresses guests to their abode by clapping their hands once to make […]

How to Hack a Philips Hue Light Bulb? (Video)


A Philips hue wireless lighting complex that is controlled by computers may be vulnerable to hacking by anyone from pranksters to criminals who want to take advantage of the dark. The device that...