The Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus makes for a great and easy way to add accent lighting to kitchen counters, stairways, and other indoor areas, but the failure of an initial test unit gives us pause.

LED light strips can be both fun (think synching lights to music under a disco ball) and practical (as I discovered with under-cabinet lighting in the kitchen). Here we compare the two main choices ...

Light up your life with the Philips Hue Omniglow, the best Hue lightstrip yet, which appears simply seamless.

All homeowners, new and old, would agree that good, solid lighting will make any home look instantly better. And that is not just the case for overhead lights. In fact, Philips has made a business out ...

One layer too many.

Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years in ...

If you’re familiar with smart light bulbs, you already know how easily you can change the entire ambiance of any room in your home with just an app on your phone and a few bulbs. As if smart light ...