The LIFX White 800 LED is a solid option for bringing connected lighting to your home without a hub, but the cost of multiple bulbs quickly adds up.

The Internet of Things (IoT) revolution has sparked an increased interest in home automation. Lighting is one of the major home automation aspects. LIFX is one of the popular crowdfunded companies in this space to have come out with a successful...

Let's start by looking at the specs. At 890 lumens max, it's the brightest bulb in this roundup. As with the LIFX Color 1000, however, most of that light is directed upward rather than to the sides of the bulb. That means that when you compare it to...

Color-changing LED light bulbs with built-in smarts can be a lot of fun, but they're largely a novelty -- and too much of a splurge for many consumers. The Lifx White 800 LED looks to address both of those points by cutting out the RGB diodes, focusing...