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Lorex 2K smart bulb camera lights up your space with security

Smart home gadgets are getting sneakier in the best way possible. The new Lorex 2K Smart Wi-Fi Lightbulb Camera is a perfect example. At first glance, it just looks like a chunky LED bulb.
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After 5 years of living with smart bulbs, I automated them properly for the first time

Setting it up took five minutes in the Alexa app. Under Routines, pick "When you arrive" or "When you leave," set your ...
Digital Trends

How smart light bulbs could steal your password

If it’s connected to the internet, it can get hacked — yes, even some of the best smart bulbs. While smart bulbs make it easy to adjust the lighting and ambiance in your room, they connect to Wi-Fi, ...
TechHive

LIFX+ color LED smart bulb review: This light bulb helps your security camera see in the dark

This color smart bulb enhances the night vision of your security cameras through infrared LEDs, even when it’s turned off. LIFX has taken its top-notch Wi-Fi color LED smart bulb and added a terrific ...
HotHardware

Dark Day For Smart Light Bulbs As Researchers Discover TP-Link Security Threat

It is generally known that Internet of Things (IoT) devices are not the most secure things in the world. Researchers from Italy and the United Kingdom have proven this once more after discovering four ...
TechHive

Ring A19 Smart LED Bulb review: Ring dips its toe into traditional smart bulbs

This new A19 smart bulb plays nice with Ring security cameras and motion-sensing lights, but it lacks the functionality that other smart lighting systems offer. Ring made a name for itself with its ...
CNET

7 Secret Home Security Devices to Protect Your Home

The best choices right now are the Kidde/Ring collaboration detectors ($75) that work with the Ring app for free, and the ...
Science Daily

Study warns of security gaps in smart light bulbs

Smart bulbs are expected to be a popular purchase this holiday season. But could lighting your home open up your personal information to hackers? Now researchers have conducted a review of the ...
AppleInsider

LIFX responds to security vulnerabilities in HomeKit smart bulbs saying fixed in Q4 2018

LIFX has responded to the recent revelation of serious security flaws within its White mini HomeKit-enabled bulbs, saying all three issues were fixed at the tail-end of 2018. Wednesday, AppleInsider ...
Digital Trends

Smart light bulb buying guide

Finding the perfect smart light bulb is a major challenge. Between the multiple brands to wade through, to figuring out the style you want, and assessing which features you need, we’re going to help ...
MacRumors

Security Researchers Expose Vulnerability in Philips Hue Smart Bulbs

A new vulnerability has been discovered in the Philips Hue smart lighting system that could let hackers gain access to the local host network and other devices connected to it. Discovered by Check ...