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 ...

When it comes to budget-friendly smart lighting, one of the best brands in the business is LIFX. Offering numerous smart light bulbs and LED light strips, as well as more niche items, LIFX smart ...

LIFX is a Wi-Fi-enabled LED bulb that you can control on your Android or iOS device. Much like the Philips Hue and fellow crowd-funded lighting project Ilumi, LIFX bulbs boast functionality way beyond ...

When it comes to replacing the soon-to-be-obsolete incandescent light bulbs in our homes, LEDs are certainly a good way to go – they’re highly energy-efficient, they last for years, and they emit a ...

Smart lighting manufacturer LIFX is set to bolster its Wi-Fi bulb lineup at CES this week, announcing new filament and candle bulbs along with a four-gang smart switch. Also on tap: a major redesign ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. We here are at AP pretty into smart lighting. Lights turning on and off automatically when they need to without you having to ...

The LED lamp pioneer is returning to its roots. A brighter color bulb is coming, too. Smart home LED pioneer LIFX looks set to jettison white-only bulbs from its line and to stick to its roots of ...

When Australia-based startup LIFX hit Kickstarter with its version of an LED smart lightbulb, it became one of those fairytale projects that smashed through its intended goal and raised more than a ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

LIFX announced new smart lighting products at CES 2020 this week, including an update to its Z range LED strips. And although it isn’t mentioned, all of these new smart light products should be ...

LIFX today has released two new products that feature HomeKit support. The new LIFX Z Starter Kit with HomeKit is the company’s latest lighting product, while a new HomeKit controller will bring ...