{"id":1234762,"date":"2025-02-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234762"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:00:00","slug":"seven-clever-ways-you-should-be-using-your-smart-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234762","title":{"rendered":"Seven Clever Ways You Should Be Using Your Smart Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smart lights were there at the beginning of the smart home tech<\/a> revolution, and over the years, these clever bulbs and LED strips have gradually evolved to offer more by way of both features and form factors\u2014so much so that you might not be aware of everything you can do with smart lights, even if you’ve been using them for years.<\/p>\n

If your own smart light setup is mostly limited to switching your bedside lamp off with a voice command, controlling them remotely from your phone, or perhaps changing up the colors or adding an automation or two, then you’re not taking advantage of everything these lights can do for you. These are some of the best smart light tricks you can try.<\/p>\n

Sync your lights with your TV<\/h2>\n

Having your smart lights change color and flash in time to action happening on your television can really add to the experience of watching movies and shows\u2014and a number of smart light manufacturers now offer the necessary kit and apps to easily make this happen.<\/p>\n

For Philips Hue lights, for example, you need either a syncing box or a native app<\/a>, depending on your TV model. It’s also something you can do with Nanoleaf lights, via a system called Screen Mirror<\/a> that uses a small camera to see what’s on your television.<\/p>\n

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