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1.4 million Dutch households have smart lighting 1.4 million Dutch households have smart lighting installed in their homes. That is approximately 17 percent of all households in the Netherlands, compared to 13 percent in 2018, according to the Smart Home Monitor, a survey of 6,300 Netherlands residents on smart home use by market researcher Multiscope, RTL Nieuws reports. Philips Hue is by far the most popular brand of smart lighting among Netherlands residents, with 47 percent of smart lighting users having this brand. IKEA is in second place with its more

Google Assistant can now be used to schedule your smart lights Use the smart assistant’s ‘scheduled action’ feature, but be aware there are a few quirks Google Assistant now lets users schedule lights and other devices to turn on and off at specific times with its “scheduled actions” feature, according to Android Police, which cites Google Assistant developer documentation. Google Assistant has worked with Hue and other smart lights for some time, to turn them on and off and to set alarms, but n

Dyson's new smart lamp could light your way for 60 years Light up your life (Image credit: Dyson) Dyson has revealed its latest smart light, which uses your age and calculates local daylight to preserve your eyes – and it could last up to 60 years, according to the company. Building on the success of the original Dyson Lightcycle, the new Dyson Lightcycle Morph, "intelligently adjusts the light it emits depending on the user’s task, age and local daylight," all of which can be personalized via the Dyson Link app.