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A week ago we checked out Sylvania’s $60 HomeKit light strip that works without a bridge and costs less than Philips Hue. Sylvania is a known name in lighting, but there’s an even cheaper option ...

Aqara flipped the “on” switch Tuesday for a new multipurpose RGBCCT smart light strip, its first such product — the LED Strip T1. It works with HomeKit and other smart-home platforms and features ...

Govee's popular smart-lighting products now include an LED strip that works with the new Matter standard and, therefore, with HomeKit. Photo: Govee With the release of Govee’s first Matter-compatible ...

The Eve Light Strip, a smart home LED lighting strip with Apple HomeKit support, is now available to purchase. The product is modular, able to be used in intervals as short as 1ft or in long stretches ...

Koogeek is one of the more interesting HomeKit accessory manufacturers, with an array of relatively low-cost and in some cases unusual products that can help users expand their Apple-focused smart ...

Lighting provider LIFX has upgraded its LIFX Z light strip kit, with the new version supporting HomeKit natively. The LIFX Z strip connects directly to wi-fi, with the new version not needing a bridge ...

...just not together. The light strip supports both Matter and Apple Home through compatible hubs, and includes Adaptive Lighting, but not through Matter. ...just not together. The light strip ...

Google, Amazon and Apple are all duking it out for supremacy in the smart home space. As you’ve probably noticed, cheaper smart lights and the like typically don’t offer connectivity with Apple’s ...

Sylvania’s Smart+ LED flexible light strips work with Apple HomeKit right out-of-the-box without requiring a hub. They’re also $30 cheaper than the comparable Philips Hue solution, so what’s the catch ...

HomeKit maker Eve Systems has announced two new devices that will integrate with Apple's smart home platform — the Eve Energy Strip for multiple AC-powered devices and the Eve Light Strip. Starting ...