Connect SmartHome offers everyone affordable smart lighting

Internet connected smart lights that you switch on remotely used to cost an arm and a leg. Now you can buy one for $10.

Australians have been fast to adopt smart speakers and speak to a virtual assistant daily to ask about the weather and play music.

For many, the next step is a smart light, a light bulb that can be controlled through voice or via an app. It starts with one and quickly grows. For years, the cost of smart lights were a limiting factor compared to a normal bulb. That has all changed, and from $10 you can start today.

Connect SmartHome

The new kid on the block comes dressed with similar looks but at a much lower price. Connect SmartHome has a range of products from lighting to Wi-Fi security cameras. Their lighting options replace your existing lights in the home, including downlights. I've been testing their $10 standard white E27 bulb. With 900 lumens and 25,000 hours of life, they are on par with what Philips Hue offers in an equivalent product.

The set up process is easy and I am asking Google to turn on the study lamp in no time. Connect SmartHome currently lacks Apple HomeKit integration but supports Google and Amazon.

The bulb offer warm and bright white and can be dimmed, all through voice or the free app. For those who prefer to add colour, they're available from $27 each. When the smart lights begin to cost the same as a regular bulb, I'm wondering if we should just call them the new norm.

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