I've just installed some smart lightbulbs throughout the house. They are those 40,000 hour LED types, and mine have the wifi receiver built into them so there's no need for another signal transmitter box. The bulbs just pickup the wifi signal from my modem/router.

The brand I got is LIFX. Apparently Phillips do them too (though Phillips need a transmitter). They weren't cheap, but they are hella fun!!

I control them from an app on my smart phone. I can group them (e.g.: lounge room, bed 1, bed 2, study, rumpus etc) and control the groups or I can control each bulb individually. So obviously you can turn them on and off, dim them, change their colours (watching a horror movie in the lounge room with blood-red lighting is weirdly fun).

I can even set them up so that certain lights come on when I approach my house, and turn off when I leave the area (using my android phone's GPS). I can also set them to turn on or off at certain times which makes them good for when we are away. Although I can also control them when I am away from my phone too, so long as I am connected to the inter webs.

Apparently lights aren't the only smart home devices. You can get smart smoke detectors, smart central heating thermostats, and if you buy smart power plugs you can turn any appliance you like into a smart device controllable remotely!

Anyone else got any smart home devices?

James.