LED lighting

SnapPower ConnectLight review – The easiest automatic lighting you’ll ever install

By / August 11, 2020 / Reviews / , / 4 Comments

CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Have you ever wanted to add motion-activated lighting to your home but gave up on the idea when you realized the expense and time required to set everything up? I have something for you today that takes all the headaches out of setting up zoned lighting. It’s SnapPower’s ConnectLight and it’s awesome. …

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Govee RGB+WW H6188 WiFi light strip review

By / February 4, 2020 / Reviews / / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Light helps. It helps us see.  It helps us feel better.  It helps set a mood.  Light is a good thing.  The ability to control light is also a good thing.  Making it brighter, dimmer, change colors, pulse to a beat, light specific areas – those are all things we like to do. …

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Check out GE’s oversized vintage LED bulbs

By / September 29, 2019 / News / / 4 Comments

NEWS – Last year GE came out with some vintage-style LED light bulbs and this year GE has come out with some oversized ones which look pretty cool. These large LED bulbs are available in different shapes and have different styles of filaments (spiral and weave) like those shown in the photo above. They also …

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Awair Glow C air quality monitor and smart plug review

By / August 23, 2019 / Reviews / , , / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Each day when I walk back and forth to take the railroad to and from work, it seems that there is a new building being constructed in the city. With all of the construction and materials and digging and trucks going back an forth, pollution seems to be at an all-time high. Since …

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EP Design Lab E.P.Light review

By / August 21, 2019 / Reviews / / 2 Comments

REVIEW – Lightbulbs have been around for years.  Thanks to Thomas Edison and his publicity and marketing genius, we are all familiar with the traditional, screw-in incandescent lightbulb. Of course, lately, incandescents have fallen out of favor due to their inherent energy inefficiency and have been all but replaced by LED bulbs.  These satisfy our …

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Govee Wifi Smart Outdoor LED String Light review

By / August 18, 2019 / Reviews / / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – This is my second opportunity to review a Govee product, with my most recent review being their smart LED strip lighting that I used behind my TV. This time, I’m getting to show off the Wifi Smart Outdoor LED String Lights! As much as a fan as I was about the strip lighting, …

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Loftek LED light ball review

By / June 12, 2019 / Reviews / / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – The Loftek LED ball is a versatile ambiance-creator, with multiple modes and color options to inspire anything from a high-charged dance party, to a romantic evening, to some quiet, personal meditation. What is it? It’s an 8-inch, waterproof, indoor/outdoor sphere-shaped light. What’s in the box? LED ball Charger Instruction manual Remote control Hardware …

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SANSI A21 omni-directional LED light bulb review

By / May 14, 2019 / Reviews / / 3 Comments

REVIEW – When I first started writing for The Gadgeteer, I never in my dreams thought that I would be reviewing light bulbs. And now, I’m reviewing a second one from the same company. But SANSI has good products, and their new A21 LED is lighting my office as I type this. 5000ºK is daylight-bright. …

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Now your cooler can have an interior light, just like your home fridge

By / November 12, 2018 / News / / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Well, it’s not just like the home fridge, because it’s not activated by opening the door.  The StarBright Cooler Light has LED bulbs and a rechargeable battery.  You turn it on and toss it into your Yeti, Coleman, RTIC, or other coolers of any size.  It’s not mounted to your cooler.  It lays …

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Control your Philips Hue lights by simply entering a room

By / October 18, 2018 / News / , / 2 Comments

NEWS – Most of the bulbs in my house are Philips Hue bulbs or light strips.  I have a lot of Hue Tap switches scattered around to operate my lights, and they work well, but a couple of them require you to walk down a dark hallway to reach the switch.  I need to add …

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These lightbulbs are works of art

By / September 11, 2018 / News / / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Normally, I wouldn’t write about these lightbulbs because they have virtually no information with the listing.  However, they are so beautiful, I did it anyway.  The Speed Warp lightbulbs appear to fit normal lamp sockets.  They seem to have internal fibers that make the bulbs look like the special effects used for hyperspace …

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Philips announces the new Hue Play light bar for your TV

By / August 25, 2018 / News / , / 1 Comment

NEWS – Philips latest smart lighting product is the Play light bar.  You choose from 16 million colors to enhance the atmosphere of your room.  The light bar integrates into your existing Hue lighting and pairs with your Hue bridge.  It can then be controlled by the Hue app or by the variety of 3rd party …

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Expand your Philips Hue system at a price that won’t break the bank

By / May 29, 2018 / News / / 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned that I’ve got Philips Hue bulbs in almost all my lights in my condo now.  I’ll admit my setup was very expensive, and I spread the purchases out over about four years.  Prices started out at about $50 per bulb for the original color-changing bulbs, then they introduced some white-only bulbs, which were …

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