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That’s just basic LEDs. With smart LEDs, you can dim them via the app. If you run a bulb at 70% brightness, it uses less ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

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