Smart Home Lighting

Cluster focuses on smart light bulbs, switches, and automation for controlling home lights remotely, via voice commands, schedules, or motion, with discussions on products like Philips Hue and preferences for physical vs. smart controls.

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beeboop Mar 15, 2022 View on HN

$10 wifi enabled light bulb makes it easy to schedule when it turns on to help with this :)

Saris Nov 24, 2025 View on HN

Yup, if you're going to have smart lights, get ones that still have a physical switch!

coldseattle Jul 9, 2018 View on HN

Light switches should disappear. Lights should turn themselves on as needed or when asked to.

icoder Dec 20, 2022 View on HN

If I wake up early with my 3m old son and hit the livingroom switch, various christmas lights turn on.Before that I will have turned on a dim salt lamp in our bedroom with a small butten I have near the bed, as to not wake my gf. I turn it off with the wall switch while leaving the room.The light in the hallway is dim because it is still early. Since he didn't poop I only need a dim light in the changing area operated by my foot.Various lights in the house turn on automatically by

mr_toad Jul 13, 2025 View on HN

Do your lights control your switches?

BillinghamJ Dec 25, 2020 View on HN

Doesn't need to be super clever etc for sure, but I'd certainly be happy if there could be a Philips Hue set. Or tbh even just something basic for turning them on/off would be at least slightly helpful

ethbr0 Dec 15, 2022 View on HN

I have my lightbulb server rigged to toggle my lights whenever I flip a switch.

airstrike Feb 16, 2021 View on HN

"Hey siri, lights off" is amazing if you have smart lamp

jaxonrice Sep 16, 2012 View on HN

Wouldn't it make more sense to make the actual lightswitch wi-fi controllable rather than the lightbulb?

juancampa Sep 22, 2018 View on HN

This could be awesome in a connected home. Point-and-think to turn the lights on or off.