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 ...

In yet another technological advancement, a new and innovative smartbulb has been designed by a New Zealand entrepreneur. The LimitlessLED smartbulb can be easily controlled with the supplied wireless ...

Almost everyone uses Wi-Fi every day and Bluetooth every so often. But these wireless technologies have a fatal flaw: they use radio waves to communicate. The problem with radio waves is that, ...

The number of LED bulbs on the market has exploded in recent years, and with them has come a dizzying array of so-called smart bulbs featuring wireless connectivity and control, allowing users to set ...

Coincidentally timed with Apple’s WWDC HomeKit announcement, Samsung has revealed a new line of smart LED lightbulbs that communicate with your phone, and each other, using a mesh Bluetooth network ...

I tend to shy away from proprietary networking solutions but a Smart Lighting platform recently introduced by Casambi Technologies Oy, a Finnish lighting specialist, uses a dual-protocol wireless ...

Kickstarter successes like SmartThings and Ubi–both of which serve to make our homes more wired–show the huge demand for consumer appliances and decor that are just as smart as our phones. So far, ...

UK researchers say they have achieved data transmission speeds of 10Gbit/s via "li-fi" - wireless internet connectivity using light. The researchers used a micro-LED light bulb to transmit 3.5Gbit/s ...

Philips's Hue Light Bulb combines energy-efficiency, wide-spectrum LED lighting and remote control capabilities via iOS app into a neat little package, but is it worth the high price of entry? The ...

Chinese Scientists develop a light bulb which provides wireless internet (Photo: Wikipedia Commons) Wiki Commons Scientists at Shanghai's Fudan University have created a one-watt light bulb that ...