Philips Hue sale at Amazon UK – top smart light bundles drop to record-low prices

Philips Hue are some of the best smart lighting solutions you can buy, offering vast a range of products and features to create the ideal ambiance in your home. There’s one problem: they are pricey. But, the latest sale at Amazon has several discounted starter kits – including some record-low prices for bulbs, strips, bridges, … Read more

Night light charging station keeps iPhone juiced, boosts ambiance

Getting this wireless night light/charger combo for $40 is a pretty bright idea. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals You want to wake up with your iPhone charged. And you want a soothing night light to set the perfect mood during your downtime. If that sounds like you, this night light charging station is your perfect … Read more

Your phone’s blue light won’t actually stop you sleeping, according to an expert – but your phone is still the problem

We all have days when we use our phones right before going to bed, even though we know we shouldn’t. Admit it. We know our phones keep us awake. Some people try to mitigate the negative effects on sleep with blue-light glasses, which claim to block out rhythm-affecting blue tones in screen light, but if … Read more

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 15 and Blue Light Screen Protector From Ocushield

For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Ocushield to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 15 and one of Ocushield’s Blue Light Screen Protectors to go along with it. Ocushield has a range of medically rated screen protectors that are designed for for the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook. Ocushield specializes in … Read more

Mini-colon and brain ‘organoids’ shed light on cancer and other diseases

Part of a brain organoid made using human stem cells (purple).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Researchers have hailed organoids — 3D clusters of cells that mimic aspects of human organs — as a potential way to test drugs and even eliminate some forms of animal experimentation. Now, in two studies published on 24 April in … Read more

Get an Echo Pop speaker with a free TP-Link smart light bulb for only $23

If you like the idea of turning on a light just by talking, here’s an affordable smart home starter bundle. For those already comfortable with the automated life, this deal will give you one more thing to control and one more receptacle for your demands. Amazon’s smallest smart speaker, the Echo Pop, bundled with a … Read more

Used parts in Apple repairs get green light from Cupertino

Customers and independent repair services can include used Apple parts in repairs for the first time beginning in fall 2024 with select iPhones, the company said Thursday. This-coming fall is when a new parts calibration process will launch. And it includes an Activation Lock to prevent use of parts from lost or stolen devices. Apple … Read more

Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 works with HomeKit

The new Thread- and Matter-enabled Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 came out Tuesday for use with HomeKit and other smart-home platforms, the company said. “In the rapidly expanding global market for Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors, Aqara has achieved remarkable success, distributing over 100,000 units last year,” noted Cathy You, Aqara’s senior VP of Global … Read more

No light without dark : making the most of ‘shadow IT’

In the last few decades, technology has created a modern digital workforce that is technically skilled and adept at finding innovative solutions that would help them succeed at work. However, with 95% of employees struggling with digital friction in the workplace – including a lack of access to the right tools – ambitious employees who … Read more

Logitech’s Litra Beam key light is 10 percent off right now

Having a fancy webcam is all well and good, but another thing you might need to seriously upgrade the quality of your video calls and livestreams is a decent key light. It will illuminate your face to help you stand out from the background and help the camera discern your features more clearly. You don’t … Read more