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February 16 2018 – Alex Nathan
What are the Advantages of LED Lights?
The biggest advantages of LED lights over halogen and CFL are their much lower energy consumption and longer lifespan. These two factors combined save you a considerable amount of money on your electricity bill, but the benefits don’t stop there. Here’s a quick overview of all of the advantages LED lights have over their competitors. LED lights use up to...
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February 16 2018 – Alex Nathan
What are the Different Types of LED Bulb?
All types of LED bulb are now available to suit standard home fixings, including screw and bayonet. LED bulbs last 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs (filament) and five times longer than Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL). Also, LED bulbs do not emit ultraviolet light, which can degrade photos and home decor. Here's a quick guide to the different types of...
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February 15 2018 – Alex Nathan
Top Ten Questions About LED Strip Lights Answered
Looking to add a bit of contemporary style to your surroundings? Then you can't go wrong withLED strip lights. LED strip lighting is stylish, versatile and cost-effective. It is available in a range of vibrant colours and you can get quick-and-easy plug and play strip kits as well as mains-wired strip lights. This article answers some of the most common...
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February 07 2018 – Alex Nathan
LED Floodlights Take on the Competition – LED vs Halogen, Metal Halide & HPS
Thinking of upgrading to LED floodlights but not sure if it's worth it? Well, we've put our LED floodlights to the test to see how they compare against their three main rivals: Halogen, metal halide and high pressure sodium. Let's see how they got on... LED floodlights vs Halogen floodlights Efficiency You guessed it – LED floodlights win on efficiency,...
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February 06 2018 – Alex Nathan
Five Questions About LED Floodlights Answered
If you’ve got questions about LED floodlights then you’ve come to the right place, because today we’ll answer five common questions about LED floodlights. Question #1: Are LED floodlights ‘worth it’? You might be wondering if it’s worth investing in LED floodlights. Well, there are five main benefits to be had from LED floodlighting: Benefit 1: They’re cost effective If...
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January 30 2018 – Alex Nathan
Five Things you Need to Know Before Buying Dimmable LED Lights
Dimmable LED lights are great for creating mood lighting – whether you're having a romantic night-in, watching a movie or even playing your favourite video game. Before you rush out to buy a new set of dimmable LED bulbs, this short guide will arm you with five useful nuggets of information that'll help you buy with complete confidence. How Dimmable...
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January 02 2018 – Alex Nathan
How to Create the Illusion of Space in Small Bathrooms
Small bathrooms are fairly standard in UK homes, but working with small dimensions doesn’t have to mean putting up with a cramped bathroom or compromising on style - it’s simply about making the right interior design choices to create the illusion of additional space. In today’s post, we’ll be sharing some tried and tested tricks to give you all the...
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December 14 2017 – Alex Nathan
Seven Ways to Reuse your Christmas Lights
That final ceremony of taking down your Christmas decorations can be a bit of a drab affair come January. Festive cards dumped into a drawer, the baubles and tinsel shoved into a box, the novelty tie pushed to the back of the wardrobe – never to be seen again... However, your Christmas lights need not just be for the festive...
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December 13 2017 – Alex Nathan
Hue Can Do… Part 3: How to Make Your Home Safer with Philips Hue
Welcome to the third part of our Philips Hue series. In Part 1 we looked at how you can sync Philips Hue to the movie you're watching to create a truly immersive movie experience. For Part 2 we showed you how to turn your living room into a dancefloor by syncing your bulbs to the beat of your music. In...
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December 06 2017 – Alex Nathan
Hue Can Do… Part 2: How to Sync Philips Hue to your Favourite Music
It's official – people are going out less and less. And with more people opting to stay in, the battle for the best house party is getting hotter every year. And now you can truly turn your living room into a dance floor with Philips Hue – an innovative LED smart lighting system that can be synced to your favourite...
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December 04 2017 – Alex Nathan
Hue Can Do… Part 1: How to Sync Philips Hue to your Favourite Movies
From heart-stopping horrors to magical musicals, we all love a movie that leaves a lasting impression long after the credits roll. And there's plenty of tech out there that'll enhance your viewing experience, such as rich and immersive surround sound speakers and vibrant and vivid 4K TVs that project sharp and crystal-clear pictures. You can now further enhance your viewing...
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December 01 2017 – Alex Nathan
Six Reasons to Choose LED Christmas Lights this Year
LED Christmas lights are a little bit more expensive than traditional Christmas lights, but there are many good reasons for this. Here are six reasons why you should make the savvy switch to LED this Christmas: #1 - LED lights save you money LED lights consume a lot less energy but emit the same amount of light, so you’ll be...
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November 22 2017 – Alex Nathan
MiHome Setup Couldn't be Easier! Learn How to Set Up Energenie MiHome
The festive season is upon us, which to many means Christmas pudding, gaudy Christmas hits, and family feuds over what to watch on TV. It also means the winter chill is upon us too. Most people can expect their electricity and heating bill to sky-rocket during the coming winter months and through to March where we'll see the first hints...
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November 17 2017 – Alex Nathan
Will Smart Homes Save the World?
Sometimes when we think of technological advancements, dystopian images reminiscent of Orwell's 1984 are conjured. Everything from nuclear missiles to the increase in intrusive - and creepy - data collection shows that humans can't always be trusted to act responsibly or morally. Thankfully, though, there are those devoted to innovations and concepts that help us evolve and live better lives....
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November 09 2017 – Alex Nathan
A Quick Guide to LED Living Room Lighting
The living room is the heart and soul of every family home. It's where you go to relax, entertain guests, play video games, watch a movie, read a book and listen to music. With so much happening, it's important to get your living room lighting spot-on. First and foremost, it needs to be versatile, allowing you to create the perfect...
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November 02 2017 – Alex Nathan
A Quick Guide to Beautiful LED Bathroom Lighting
The family bathroom: often a scene of havoc and consternation in the morning as everyone jostles for space and time to brush teeth, fix make-up, shower and ... other things. It's also a place that has to be multi-functional and versatile for handling different demands. That's why the bathroom lighting you choose is so important: so that it can accommodate...
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October 27 2017 – Alex Nathan
A Quick Guide to Stunning LED Kitchen Lighting
Whether you're a budding Bake Off wannabe, or a Gordon Ramsay supremo, your kitchen lighting setup is very important. The kitchen is the heart of your home, where heavenly dishes (or hellish disasters) are whipped-up, and the family meet to catch-up and discuss their day. So, what are the key considerations when creating a kitchen lighting plan? First off, it...
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October 20 2017 – Alex Nathan
What is a “Smart Home” and Why Should You Want One?
As the modern world gets more busy and frantic, time gets more precious – we're working longer hours and have to decide carefully how to spend what free time we have. So it's little surprise that more and more new technologies are focused on convenience and automation - taking the more tedious and clunky day-to-day activities out of our lives....
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October 04 2017 – Alex Nathan
Live Smart to Save Hundreds: How Investing in Smart Home Technology will Reduce Your Energy Bills by 100s of Pounds
As the "Big Six" energy companies show few signs of freezing prices, households across the UK are being forced to brace themselves for a seemingly never-ending stream of gas and electricity price hikes. And while the Government has pledged to combat the energy behemoths with intervention and regulation, the general public has little faith that anything will be resolved anytime...
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September 06 2017 – Alex Nathan
Bulb Shapes Explained: How the Right Shaped Bulb can Transform any Room
Looking for the right bulb shape? It's all in the detail OK, so you've got your freshly renovated room almost where you want it: from the newly-installed timber beams to the exposed brick walling and upholstered vintage chairs. But you could be missing one little detail to finish the look your desire – the shape of your bulbs. Bulbs –...
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