LED lighting

Gigalumi Solar Bronze Finished Garden Lights review – Light your way with the power of the sun!

REVIEW – We moved into a new home almost a year ago and a good chunk of the wired landscape lighting no longer functioned. It was a combination of transformers, broken or rotted wiring, and general disrepair. As a result, I was already looking into some solar lighting when the opportunity came up to review …

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Novtech G40 LED outdoor string lights review

REVIEW – I finally relented to my wife this summer and set up our gazebo tent in the backyard. I debated about which lights to get. The Novtech G40 LED Outdoor String Lights offer came along, so that was problem solved! What is it? The Novtech G40 LED Outdoor String Lights is a 58ft IP65 …

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GIGALUMI 8-Pack Solar Fence Lights review – Ambient lighting for your backyard

REVIEW – Since we moved into our new home last year, I have been on a never-ending quest to add more light to our backyard.  My dream would be to run low-voltage LED lighting throughout the yard and trees.  Until I get more money saved, I have resorted to using solar lights in the backyard.  …

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Haoyishu Solar Pathway Lights Review – light up your backyard!

REVIEW – We moved into a new home last year and had our first pool built and finished at the end of March.  We are now having 100-degree days in May and we are really beginning to enjoy that pool.   Because it has been so hot, we like to spend more of our time in …

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Ollny LED 80ft warm white solar string lights review – affordable easy ambiance

REVIEW – Fairy lights are all the rage.  You see them as backgrounds in Zoom meetings, in photos of Instragram-worthy patio shots, in catalogs of all types, in movies, and on just about every Pintrest board.  But not all fairy lights are created equal.  This is especially true for solar fairy lights.  Despite the low …

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XMCOSY+ Outdoor Smart LED Dimmable String Lights review – WiFi controlled outdoor lighting

REVIEW – Spring is in the air, and my wife and I are into full outdoor mode. This means landscaping, planting vegetables and flowers, etc, and adding lights to our outdoor space. Most of the lights needed for the front of the house are in place, but I want more lights on my deck and …

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Govee Glide Hexa Light Panels with RGBIC Effects review – get creative with your mood lighting

REVIEW – Govee has sent me quite a few of their LED lighting products to review, and I’ve really enjoyed turning my dark basement office with a single small window into a bright mood-lit space that I can change as often as I’d like. Their latest Glide Hexa Light Panels have been one of the …

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SwitchBot LED Strip Light review – Add some crazy-colorful, flashy-flashy, sexy-swanky lighting to your home!

REVIEW – LEDs were invented by Nick Holonyak at General Electric in 1962. Since then, they have become the dominating technology in home, industrial, and automotive lighting.  I remember buying my first LEDs at Radio Shack during my high school years and have been fascinated by them ever since. I use them whenever possible and …

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Govee RGBIC Neon rope light review – flexible RGB smart lighting

REVIEW – Have you ever wanted to add a fully customizable neon light to your room that can be curved into (nearly) any shape you’d like but didn’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for an actual glass custom neon sign? If so, the Govee RGBIC Neon rope light might be just what you’ve been …

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XMCOSY Solar Torch Lights review – An easy way to add ambience to your yard

REVIEW – I enjoy designing the landscape lighting around my home all year round. However, because of the NY winters, I tend to take a break when it is really cold and when there is snow. So from about right after Christmas to early Spring, I do not indulge very much. Now we are rapidly …

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Govee RGBICWW LED smart outdoor flood lights review

REVIEW – Last year we put up our holiday lights on Halloween and took them down on Valentine’s Day. Our 5-year-old projector switches from ghosts to snowflakes to dots. But it’s always kind of a letdown that we only get Christmas colors (red and green). So when the Govee RGBICWW LED smart outdoor flood lights …

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Govee RGBIC Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Outdoor LED Lights review

REVIEW – SInce I purchased my new home, I have worked hard to transform the horrible landscaping that it came with into something that is attractive and head-turning. A big part of my design has been lighting much of which needs to be redone now that we are coming out of a typical NY winter. …

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