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1 Innr Outdoor Smart Lighting

Pedestal three-light starter kit, £149.99, innr.com

Innr’s range of outdoor smart lighting should help keep the party going past sunset. Choose from pedestal lights, spotlights and lighting strips for a setup that works for your space, then control them all using the Innr app on your phone. The app allows you to choose when they come on, programme an automated schedule, build your lighting into a smart home routine and choose what colour you want the lights to be. You can even adjust them using your voice with Alexa or Google Assistant.

They work on the Zigbee protocol, so you’ll need a control hub that supports this. Some of Amazon’s more

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