Hey Google: Turn off the Lights in the Family Room
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I've just about gotten to the end of my "Christmas Haul" posts here on the blog with this light bulb post. Most recently, I - hopefully - convinced those of you who are reading that I'm NOT just a bird-crazy person and that all I wanted was bird stuff . I sure did get a lot from Nat and the kids, but I also scored a few other things from my brother-in-law ( the Sortimo T-Boxx from that I recently posted ), my father-in-law ( the Craftsman Multimeter that I posted last week ) that are both destined for my basement shop. Or...as the naming convention around here insists: my #NewOldWorkshop . Nat's Mom and Dad gave me this LIFX bulb that is one of a handful of smart bulbs that work directly with our Google Home and don't require a Smarthome bridge/hub. That has a lot of appeal to me. You can find the details of Google Assistant/Home + LIFX here on the LIFX landing page specifically for Google Home . They show you a bunch o...