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Set them up using the Hue app, your voice, or other smart accessories to control various programmable scenes. Plus, Festavia lights are weatherproof, so they’re perfect for installation outside your home. They’re even low-volt compatible, so can be connected to the same power supply unit as other outdoor lights. Philips Hue Lightstrip 2m Nail the basics with this versatile and flexible smart light strip. You can add coloured lighting anywhere in your home – bend it, shape it, cut it to fit your needs, and it’s extendable to up to ten metres by adding additional strips.

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to your smart lighting arsenal and you’ll likely wonder how you got along without it. You’ll always be ready to set just the right lighting mood with its array of built-in scenes, from enchanted forest to cozy candlelight. Boasting up to 18 hours of battery life on a single charge, there are 16 million colours – and tuneable white light –

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at your disposal anytime, anywhere, and all compatible with your Google, Alexa, or Philips Hue smart setups. Feeling more old school? It also has classic button control. Philips Hue Festavia Smart String Lights Available in massive 20 metre (250 LED) and 40 metre (500 LED) lengths, forget your dumb old tangle-prone string lights, for these ones are smart!

lighting adventure, with three large light blocks, plus a lit pegboard – perfect for taming cables, storing game controllers, and a lot more. Everything that you need to get started is included, and as they’re modular you’re only limited design-wise by your imagination, with additional Blocks sold separately. You can even create your own custom colour palettes and animations, all with app or voice control. Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolour Outdoor String Light Smarter Kit (15m) Looking for a fabulous looking outdoor string light solution with smarts? Nanoleaf to the rescue! This 15-metre length with IP65 protection includes 40 LED bulbs, all of which are capable of displaying some 16 million-plus colours.

Philips Hue Lightstrip 2m

Hook it into your smart ecosystem and issue voice commands, control it via app, or add it to a Hue Bridge setup for even more control possibilities. Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch Another option for controlling your Philips Hue smart home ecosystem devices is this clever battery-powered switch that’s wireless, so it can be taken wherever you go at home - or you can mount it to a wall with no bothersome wiring installation required. Control up to three different rooms or a zone via its four programmable buttons, which doubles as a handy dial for such functions as dimming lights.

Philips Hue Festavia Smart String Lights

Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch

With app, button, or voice control – it’s compatible with all the usual smart hub ecosystems – you can concoct your own amazing animations, or choose from presets, setting the perfect mood for whatever you have going on outside, from a wild party to a chilled night in. Philips Hue Go White and Colour Portable Bluetooth Light Add one of these 520 lumen portable wonders Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolour Outdoor String Light Smarter Kit (15m)

What’s in the cupboard?

Not all of your smart light choices need to be obvious ones. Inside those dark cupboards, in the kitchen pantry, or even under the lid of a toybox are great options, especially when coupled with a smart motion sensor.

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