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Best smart lamps that will look great in your bedroom on office

Source: Philips

If you’re renovating, refurbishing or even renting a new pad, we’d like to put smart lamps firmly on your radar.

Smart lighting is an advanced way to flood your home with illumination on command. Unlike regular lamps which require turning on and off manually, smart lamps have a chip inside them so that they can communicate with other devices wirelessly. This was the genius invention of Philips Hue, who created the first smart bulb in 2012 and paved the way for fellow brands to develop their own creations. 

Smart lamps can easily connect to an app, smart home assistant, or other smart accessory, so you can control your home lighting remotely. This makes them a highly convenient, customisable choice which will take your tech-savvy space to new heights. 

We’ve all cocooned ourselves in bed to realise the hallway light has been left on. But with smart lighting, you can stay swaddled under the covers and simply flick off the light switch via your

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