It's easier than ever to turn your home into a smart home with the new Switchmate, a magnetic smart light switch that turns any standard light switch into a smart light switch you can control with ...

Only the smart part is easy.

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Replacing every light in the house with a smart bulb can get pricey quickly. One easy way to add intelligence to a room’s lights is with a smart light switch. Once installed, you’ll be able to ...

Just five years ago, scientists at Stanford University discovered that neurons injected with a photo-sensitive gene from algae could be turned on or off with the flip of a light switch. This discovery ...

Smart light bulbs are generally fine, in fact we like them very much, but why do we go to the bother of replacing multiple bulbs in a single light fitting when we could simply switch the switch? The ...

hand flipping a light switch on a wall - Scukrov/Getty Images Light switches are a crucial yet frustrating part of every home — while you need them to turn your lights on and off, they are often the ...

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