The pros and cons of smart light bulbs

Home automation, "the internet of things" or IoT, has been a popular subject for the past couple of years. Unfortunately, that subject isn't always good -- some things have proven infinitely hackable, making it a bit on the worrisome side. One of the first items to make the mainstream was light bulbs, and we've played around with a few and here is what we have found. The Bad Two words -- GE Link. They work through a Wink Hub which links up just fine with the Amazon Echo so that you can control things by voice. In theory, that's perfect… [Continue Reading]