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TURNING YOUR HOME INTO A SMARTHOME
Gadgets
|May 2021
Over the past year, more and more smart products have appeared in the market. The influx of new products has made it easier and cheaper to turn your home into a smart home. Here are some of the items you might want to start converting your house into the house of tomorrow, today!
Smart lights
One of the easiest smart home devices you can get a hold of and install are smart lights. Depending on the model, they can feature RGB lighting, color temperature adjustments, and of course, wireless power control.
Smart lighting has several benefits. One is the convenience of control and versatility. A single light can be used for different scenarios since they are dimmable and have a changeable color temperature.

Another benefit, some may argue, is energy efficiency. Smart lights are usually LED lights that are more efficient than regular fluorescent and incandescent light fixtures. They also last longer, even with constant use.
Currently, the most common smart lighting are bulbs and LED strips. Smart LED tubes are already available abroad, but I have yet to find one locally available. However, if your house uses a lot of tube lights, well, there is another solution.

Smart light switches
This story is from the May 2021 edition of Gadgets.
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