The days are getting darker and our lights are staying on longer. So if you have been considering making the move to energy saving LED Smart lights, now is the season to start saving electricity and saving money. This post is sponsored by Best Buy.
Are you getting smarter? We are. Well, okay our IQ’s haven’t been rising. But we have been making our houses smarter.
For the past year, one of the ways we have been trying to become more energy efficient is to change out all of our lightbulbs in our homes for more energy efficient LED lights.
So when Best Buy asked us to write a post about Smart Homes and choose a couple items from their variety of Smart Home Products, we jumped at the chance.
Best Buy has all kinds of options for smarter homes — from smart thermostats, like the Nest Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat to smart, self-adjusting lights, like the Philips Hue Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit, to smart smoke alarms, like the Nest Protect Wi-Fi Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm.
It was hard to narrow down our wish list. But in the end, we chose to review some LED lights that aren’t just smart, they are super fun too! Because really, why not have FUN while making a more energy efficient home?!?
Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit
There are light bulbs — and then there are smart light bulbs!
Yes, these Philips Hue smart light bulbs are seriously exciting. Not only do you get the cost savings of an LED lightbulb, but you can control and program your lights from your smart phone.
Through the Hue app, you can change the color of the lights to encourage specific moods, such as energize, concentrate, or relax.
You can also program your Hue lights to works as alarms and timers, set up times when you are home and away, and even set up your own personalized routines.
The Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit works with HomeKit and Nest.
Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel – 9 Pack
The future of lighting is here — and it is so fabulous.
The Nanoleaf Aurora smart LED light panels are incredible. With these innovative triangular light panels, you can design a wall that is truly your own.
With the Nanoleaf app, you can literally choose from millions of colours to create custom colour patterns and scenes. You can choose how to animate the lights, change the speed of the transitions, and adjust the brightness.
Nanoleaf Aurora takes lighting to a completely new place. It is interactive wall art that is as fun as it is functional.
Aurora works with HomeKit and the app is available on Google Play and in the App Store. The Nanoleaf Shapes Triangle Panels – Smarter Kit – 7 Panels is a great way to get started and it’s available at Best Buy.ca.
We are so excited about the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panels that we decided to make a video review to show you more about it…
As the weather gets colder and your heating and electricity bills get higher, head over to Best Buy to check out their huge variety of Smart Home products. You will be thrilled to discover how even small changes in your house can make big differences in your bills.
Holiday Gift Guides
We’ve gathered a collection of gift ideas to help you with your holiday shopping.
Be sure to check out each of our gift guides…
- Christmas Gift Ideas for Her
- Christmas Gift Ideas for Him
- Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids and Teens
- Stocking Stuffer Ideas
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This will go great in our entertainment room
These are cool, pretty, and ambient,
Yes I have LED lighting under our kitchen cabinets and LOVE them !!! The lighting is perfect for prepping. Thank you and Happy Holidays 🙂
The only type of LED lights I’ve tried are the ones from a flash light, we’ve never had any LED light bulbs before, but I would love them for sure!
I love the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED lights. Im just learning how to use neon tubes in wall art installations…the shape and ability to be creative with these Nanoleaf Aurora panels … really cool! 🙂
My bulbs are all LED but not very smart. Would like to try the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb
We have not yet tried smart LED lights but something definitely worth considering as we renovate our new to us home. I love the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel – 9 Pack it looks like a neat way to customize the lighting in your home.
I have not tried them as of yet, but plans are to in the new year when I need to replace bulbx
I have never tried these lights but they look great
I have never tried or seen any smart lighting systems, but I really like the flat panel Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel set. They remind me of the lighting panels the I used to see in sci-fi shows and movies when I was a kid in the 60’s and 70’s. They would be really cool to have, especially to setup around my computer or anywhere in the house actually.
no ive never tried these lights
I have not tried any type of smart LED lights yet. I would like to get the Nanoleaf Aurora smart LED light panels.
I have never used them before but I want to use them
I have not tried LED lights.
No I have not tried any Smart LED lights but I would love to. I think the Nanoleaf Aurora would be amazing to have.
I’ve gotten the ones at Ikea that are better than regular bulbs – but nothing as amazing as these. The Phillips kit looks *amazing* would be great for parties, an movie nights. Turn the lights up slooowly instead of a jarring light flip. So cool!
I have tried them and they are wonderful
No we have tried these yet.
I have never tried these yet-but i might try some of the ones featured here
Ive never tried but when I do I would try the ones on the wall the interactive ones.
We replaced all our lightbulbs with LED ones but none of them are smart bulbs.
I have never tried the led lights before
I’ve never tried them before, but the Nanoleaf Light Panels look really cool!
I havent tried them but would love to and thanks for the chance
i haven’t personally tried any smart lights but i know someone who swears by them. i’m open to trying anything. i like how bright leds are, and that they conserve energy.
I have never tried a Smart bulb but am interested in the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit.
I haven’t tried them but I’d like to try the color change hue ones
I’ve never tried them – I didn’t even know such a thing existed!!
I’ve never tried them. I guess I really should! I think I would be really interested in some hue lights
never tried using smart LED lights yet.. will try it out next month
i haven’t ever tried smart led lights before. i would love to give them a try though. i really want to stop destroying the planet.
I’ve never tried Smart LED lights before!
We have the hue lights in our home and I really love how you can control the colours. I my cark family room, we can put the hue light to look like daylight. I’d love to try the Aurora lights. Great for a teenagers room or bar area.
We love LED lights and are trying to replace all of the bulbs in our house. I am not sure what brand the ones we have are but they are long lasting and use less energy.
I have not tried any LED lights.
I use the LED lights that were provided in our community by our energy company.
I haven’t tried any yet but would start with the Philips Hue bulbs.
I’ve never tried any Smart Led lights before but I’d love to. I’d the kind that can turn on when I’m driving into the driveaway or getting to the front door.
My husband has used LED lights but I’m not sure what kind he’s used.
I am SOOOOO sorry! I just realized this is a Canada only contest. I am in the US. Please disregard my entries. I’m sorry again!
I actually have not tried any, but I would like to try that Nanoleaf Smart panel! That looks pretty cool. God bless and Happy Holidays everyone!
never tried them but they look cool
I have not tried any LED smart bulbs yet
I have never tried these but have been wanting to
I have not tried these.
Yes, we currently use them in our home.
I haven’t tried any of these. Would be awesome to try the Philips Hue lights.
I have gradually over the last 3 months have been replacing all th bulbs in my new home with LED lighting. Have a wonderful Holiday!!
I have never tried an interactive LED bulb yet, reading about it I think it would be cool to have
I have tried LED bulbs and even the Philips brand. They’re great and I love the money savings!
We slowly started replacing LED lights around the home but would love to try the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit
i h ave an led aquarium light, it works great for growing plants
we just recently started using the smart LED lights and I am all for them… nothing but good reviews!
I have not tried them yet but would love too just not sure which one to start with.
Not currently using these type of bulb
I do not currently have but would love to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel which has 9 panels and this would be perfect for down the hall lighting.
I have yet to try any but would love to try the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter kit
yes we use exclusive led lights now in the house
I’ve never tried them, but I’d like to!
I have never tried any smart lights
I have never tried any smart led lights before but would like to try them – not sure which one to start with
I have purchased LED lights but not Smart LED lights. Would love to try
We have tried LED lights and they seem nice an bright.
No,I haven`t ever tried any smart LED lights. They sound wonderful though!
I do use LED lights in lights in the living room
I have never tried any of the Smart LED lights but I am hoping to soon.
I have not tried LED lights yet at my home but it sounds like a fantastic idea!!!!
I’d love to have one where I could control what kind of light it gives off, like warm, cool, dim
I haven’t tried any. I would love to be able to control the lights in my kitchen.
I haven’t tried LED lights but would love to.
I’d like to try LED lightbulbs depends on voltage, hopefully they save us some money.
I’ve never tried a smart LED bulb, but I’d love to try the Philips Hue bulbs.
I have yet to try any.
I haven’t tried these but I’d like to try the Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulbs
I’ve never heard of them before but how cool! I would love to try the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit. Thanks!
I have never tried a smart bulb, I have only just started using a smart phone
I’ve never used smart lighting but I would love to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel – 9 Pack
I haven*t tried any of the smart LED lights yet, but would definitely try them.
I haven’t tried them but would like to try the Phillips Hue lights.
Those Nanoleaf smart LED panels look really great.
We use LED bulbs, but the curly type. I really like that Smart LED light panel.
No I’ve never tried smart lights
I would love to try the smart panels so I can feel like I am on the set of Logans Run!
We use LED lights in our home now.
I saw these demonstrated at a trade show and thought they looked amazing! Would love to try the Hue lights. 🙂
I’ve never tried it but would love the Hue lights!
I haven’t tried them but it would great to try them on some of the lights in my home.
I haven’t tried any yet but I’d love to try the smart LED’s.
Haven’t tried SMART LEDs, but have tried regular leds. I would love to try smart leds, seems very nice.
We use all LED lights in our home.
Yes, we have Led lights in the kitchen and on the Xmas tree.
I haven’t tried any of the smart LED’s but I would try the Phillips Hue bulbs.
have not tried them, but would love to
I switched to LEDs a while back, so much better. I’ve been so curious about the smart ones.
i have not
I haven’t tried the smart lights I would like to try the light panel
I have not tried them but would love to try the fun colored ones.
I have never tried smart led lights, this is the first I’ve heard of them.
no i have not tried those lights
The Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulbs look great. I’d like to try them
could be useful in hard to reach/control places
I haven’t tried any yet, but the The Nanoleaf Aurora smart LED light panels look beautiful. I would love to have them on my living room wall!
They sound really cool but I haven’t had any experience with them yet.
Never tried them, but I would be interested in trying the Philips hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb.
I haven’t tried any smart LED lights but I would like to try the Phillips Hue lights.
I have not tried but am interested in trying the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel
I haven’t tried them yet but I’m interested in the Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs.
I’ve never tried any type of smart LED lights but I hope to soon.
I have never tried these lights before
I have not tried “Smart” lights.
I have never tried these lights
cost of hydro is up this option is a life saver – good led bulbs…
I’ve never tried them but would like to try the Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulbs
I haven’t used any smart lights yet but the Philips Hue smart light bulbs look great and the Nanoleaf Aurora would be awesome for my daughters room!
I’ve never tried this lights, but would love to,
I don’t think I’ve tried any, but the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel looks awesome! 🙂
I haven’t tried them yet, but would like to.
I have never tried them but love the LED light panel!
Thanks for the video! The Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panels look so fun! I’d totally love to try those first. I haven’t tried smart lighting yet – so this would be a great chance. 🙂
i have never tried them but they look super neat, especially the nanoleaf panels!
I have not tried LED lights but the Nanoleaf Panels sound cool
I never tried them
I have never used them but would like to
I would love to try LED lights as I heard good things about them.
I’ve never tried them but I’d really want to try the A19 Smart LED Light ones 🙂
No I have not tried them before.
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i have not tried a smart bulb yet… i do want to try the Philips Hue smart light bulbs .. u can control it off your phone and even change the color of the light
I’ve never tried, but I’d love to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panels!
I have not used them but I would like to.
I haven’t tried smart lights yet, but the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulbs look cool!
I have never tried LED bulbs. But would love to on most of my lights in the house
I haven’t tried any of these but my hubby would love these, he’s the tech guy!
We haven’t tried them yet,
i have never tried any but would love to try The Nanoleaf Aurora smart LED light panels are incredible
We recently replaced all of our light bulbs with LED. Not the smart ones though. Now I wish we had those- so convenient! So that’s what I’d like to try. control my lights with my phone! Genius!!
haven’t tried any smart led bulbs yet
I have not tried this kinda light but I would love to
we have LED lights all over our house and I would never go back!
Yeah – we have them in our bathroom. They are a better deal than traditional bulbs.
I’ve only had LED flashlights. I’d like to try just normal LED bulbs for lamps. I don’t have a smartphone so wouldn’t need any of the fancy stuff.
I’ve never tried any before other than the demo in the store. I’d really like to have the hue.
I have never tried these lights before.
We have been working our way to LEDs as they go at our house. Makes a difference and they last longer, but I have not tried the new smart ones- those panel lights look amazing!
I dont think we tried led lights… But I would try the starter pack first
I haven’t tried these yet, but want to. They look very sci-fi to me! Yay! The future is here!
LEDS are the best but I don’t buy the bulbs in my house
I haven’t tried any LED light bulbs yet, but those Aurora leafs look amazing!
i have not tried them yet but i have heard great things
I have used smart LED lights in my house and want to replace all my lights with smart LED to save money!
I do not have any LED lights in my home but they seem like they would give a very nice light in any room
No I have never tried Smart LED lights, but I do have the regular LED lights everywhere in my house.
I have not tried them but would love to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel. Thanks for the chance.
I have not tried LED yet, but the smart LED would be great for when I always forget to leave a light on when I go out!
I have not had any of these types of prodtc but I am very interested in the Philips Hue smart light bulbs.
I have not tried any type of smart LED lights but I would like too. I’m not sure what kind I would like to try.
We’ve talked about upgrading our bulbs to smart bulbs but just haven’t had the extra money to do so. Winning this sure would help us with the initial cost. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’ve never tried the smart ones but have a few LEDs in the house.
I have never tried these before but look like a great product
NO I have not tried these lights yet ,but I look forward to trying one
I have never owned smart lights but would love to try them
Never tried.
Ive never tried LED lights before but would like to.
I’ve never tried Smart LED lights, but would love to try those Nanoleaf Panels.. those look so cool!
I have tried yes . Could benefit from some in some areas of the house
I have never tried any smart led lights before. I’d be open to trying them all!
I have never tried smart LED lights but the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED lights are pretty cool! They’re like an art installation.
My mom has Energy Saving light bulbs not sure if they are LED Bulbs though!
I haven’t tried the LED light bulbs, but would love to try it one day.
I have yet to try any sort of LED lights.
They seem much more eco-friendly than other lightbulbs – I’m going to have to give them a try!
I have never tried these but would love to try them out
I have not tried them but they look great! I would love to give them a try.
I’ve never tried these lights but the Nanoleaf Aurora smart LED light panels would be interesting to try.
I have never tried any but it sure looks nice and who doesn’t love the savings?
We changed over most of our bulbs to LED lights last year and have noticed a savings on our electricity bill! We’ve never tried any Smart LED lights though – would love to though, especially to set lights to be on when it gets dark before we get home in the short winter days! The Philips Hue smart light bulbs would be a great fit for our family!
I’ve never tried any type of smart LED lights but I sure would love to try it
I have never tried them but the Hue one looks really cool.
We have one smart LED light in our house and it is awesome! We would like more that we can control from our phones for energy efficiency, also would like to know some brands to try!
All my husband ever buys is the LED light bulbs 🙂
I would love to try these lights. We just converted to LED lights in the house.. I would love to take it up a notch and see what all the fuss is about.
I havent tried these but would try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel
We are slowly transitioning to more efficient lighting products. We don’t have any smart products but the Nanoleaf Aurora sounds likes so much fun and a $$ saver so I’m in!
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I haven’t tried these but I’d like to try the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit
I have never heard of this light before but would like to try it
Never tried it before but the Philips Hue smart light bulbs looks super cool!
Philips Hue White A19 Starter Kit with two A19 LED light bulbs and bridge (hub)
I have not. I would love to try the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter kit though
We have started replacing our lights with the LED smart lights but still need more to complete the switch over.
Heard already about Philips Hue White, wanting to try this. Hopefully soon.
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Philips Hue White A19 Starter Kit with two A19 LED light bulbs and bridge (hub)
No I have never tried them. They certainty look like they would be fun though.
I have tried them and use them all the time at our trailer. Our campground owner insists on saving energy.
I’ve never tried any smart LED lights, but I’d love to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panels!
Not yet!!
No I have not tried LED lights but the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit looks like a good place to start
I have tried them but would love to give them a try. They sound awesome.
I have some solar LED christmas lights that I really like
I didn’t realize there were Smart lightbulbs but I would love to explore the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit
We have LED bulbs but they aren’t “smart”. Like the look of the light panels!
I don’t have a cell phone so I have not tried them.
No I have not tried them yet but would love to.
Haven’t tried any of these but I’d like to check out the Phillips Hue lightbulb.
I have never tried them but would love to, and since I don’t know much about them I’m not sure which would be best!
I have not tried any smart LED lights but would want to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel. Wow.
We use LED bulbs in the house!
No I haven’t tried them. But I am very interested in trying them out!
I haven’t tried these bulbs but am very interested in using them.
I have never tried a Smart bulb but am interested in the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit.
My home does not have LED smart lights, but it would be something I’d like to install.
No I haven’t tried them but I do like the idea.
I’d love to try the Nanoleaf Aurora Smart LED Light Panel. It would look so cool in my bedroom.
My husband is obsessed with these, we are transitioning all the lights to the smart bulbs and other techy thing that I don’t quiet understand. It’s pretty cool though.
I have heard so much about the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit, and I’m very excited for it! How cool it would be to have the option to change the bulb to any color depending on the mood you’re in! This would also be perfect for those with autism/sensory issues.
I have not tried them, but would love to
I haven’t tried these but I’d like to try the Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulbs
I’ve never tried this lights, but would love to, given the chance.
Me too.
A friend of mine has these, so I’ve tried at his house, very cool.