Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Hue Essential bulbs are excellent in most situations, provided you don't need to dial the brightness right down.

We reviewed the Hue LED-powered lightbulbs late last year, and the programmable lights have since become a major part of my life. I wake up with their help in the morning and go to bed with their help ...

If you’re like me and you consistently forget to turn off your lights, only to remember them when you’re cozy in bed, then you might benefit from upgrading to smart bulbs. Smart bulbs are a great ...

Within a the last two decades, lighting has very rapidly moved from Thomas Edison's highly controlled burning to semiconductor-based illumination. The logical next step after our lights became ...

Looking to add further functionality to its range of smartphone-controlled hue light bulbs, Philips has announced a kinetic-powered, wall-mounted switch to extend control over color settings at times ...

Creating a nearly perfect product—especially one involving electricity—is no easy feat. The software has to be airtight and intuitive. The hardware needs to be durable and attractive. And it all has ...

Philips is rolling out a new gradient LED lightstrip for your TV -- and it’s the company’s first to be individually accessible. The Philips Hue Play gradient lightstrip can sync with on-screen media ...

Philips will begin selling its high-tech Hue LED light bulbs exclusively in Apple stores from tomorrow. Hue light bulbs are fully customizable, and offer up a choice of 16 million colors by combining ...

Philips has announced a new range of color-change LED products designed to coexist peacefully with its chameleonesque iPhone-controlled hue light bulb. The Friends of hue range is open to independent ...

We’ve written pretty extensively in the past about Philips’ multicolored Wi-Fi/Zigbee Light Link Hue LED bulbs, including most recently posting a chat with the lead designer of the Philips Hue system, ...