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Best Brightness and Longest Life
Nanoleaf bulbs are known for their brightness and affordability. For less than half the cost of some color changing bulbs, the Nanoleaf Essentials bulb puts out 1,100 lumens and lasts 25,000 hours.
Although they work with fewer smart home systems, Nanoleaf bulbs have smart light capabilities and are compatible with Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant.
“Nanoleaf’s shades of white are extremely bright. Way brighter than Hue,” writes one Best Buy reviewer, while noting Hue bulbs dim lower.
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Best Custom Scene Creation and Scheduling
Scene creation is an excellent feature for savvy schedulers and party hosts. It lets you create lighting routines for any situation. Think cool, bright lights in the morning to help you wake up, or warm, moody pinks for movie nights.
The GE Cync bulbs offer unparalleled scene and scheduling capabilities. These Energy Star-certified bulbs use 84 percent less energy that 60-watt incandescent bulbs, so you can schedule lighting to make it seem like you’re home when you’re really on vacation.
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Color Changing Light Bulb and Speaker
Here’s another innovative product from GE. The GE LED + light bulbs are one part color changing light bulb and one part Bluetooth speaker. They make it easy to play music anywhere.
Control the light and speaker separately with the included remote, or sync the light with your music for a colorful party mode. Up to 10 bulbs can be synched together. These bulbs offer eight colors plus a soft white setting.
