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These are two of the best smart lights for your home

Jacob Kastrenakes
is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade.

Light bulbs are one of the obvious starting points when trying to smarten up parts of your home. Fortunately, they’re also among the easiest and most flexible smart home products to work with right now. We decided to take a look at two of them: one, Philips Hue, is among the best known smart home products out there — and the most capable when it comes to lighting; the other, C by GE, is a new competitor that goes for simplicity and a low price over endless colors and features. Check out our video above to see how the two bulbs can be put to work.

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