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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Review
When I say that these Govee permanent outdoor lights offer every lighting effect you could want, I really mean it. The controls in the app include premade “scenes” for every holiday big or small, from Hanukkah to Father’s Day, for a total of 42 holiday scenes within the Festival category alone. And there are four other categories of scenes: Natural,…
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I just tested three sets of smart Christmas tree lights — here’s the winner
There’s nothing more festive than a Christmas tree adorned with lights and decorations, but a set of smart string lights can turn your tree into a shining, twinkling showcase. But which should you buy? To find out, I set up my Christmas tree this year with three sets of smart lights — Philips Hue, Govee, and Nanoleaf — to see…
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Philips Hue’s Festavia string lights are up to $100 off just in time for the holidays
If you were planning on putting up the holiday lights this weekend, then you might want to take a look at the Philips Hue Festavia string lights. Normally $219.99, you can currently pick up a 65-foot string with 250 color-changing LEDs from Amazon and Philips Hue for $153.99. If you need a longer strand, the 130-foot string with 500 bulbs available…
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When and Where to See the Northern Lights in the US Tonight
I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights, but every time they’ve shown up at my latitude (in Pennsylvania), it’s been too cloudy or too late or I just somehow missed them. But last night I finally kind of saw them, and the geomagnetic forecast says they’re coming back tonight, Oct. 11. Here’s where and when you and I can…
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Meta suggests AI Northern Lights pics are as good as the real thing
Meta has a suggestion for folks like me who forgot to go outside and look at the Northern Lights on Thursday night: just use AI to fake it! But Threads users who replied to Meta’s idea, posted along with three AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis Meta last night, seem to disagree. The images show the Northern Lights hovering over…
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Best Solar Outdoor Lights of 2024
All solar outdoor lights draw power from the sun during daylight hours and store that power in a battery, or batteries, housed inside the lights. When the sun sets, the lights draw on the batteries to produce light. Some models come on automatically at dusk, while others can or must be turned on manually. Unlike with conventional bulbs (including smart…
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