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Smart living room

Smart lighting is an easy and effective way to smarten up your home

There are so many connected home devices available to buy, and that are specially designed for your living room, that it’s harder not to overload your coffee table with fancy gadgets. Instead, here are some top smart products that look good, are genuinely useful, and are guaranteed to fit in well with your whole family.

Smart lighting is an easy and effective is a great-looking alternative to boring lamps. It has Amazon Alexa built-in, which means you can use it to set timers, adjust light levels and control devices by using your voice. It can also adjust its brightness depending on the time of day, lulling you and your family to sleep before bedtime with soft, warming light. If you like quirky lighting, you could try the award-winning . As well as making one bold style statement, the lamp has wireless Qi charging integrated into its base, which enables you to juice up most of the latest smartphones right from your coffee table.

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