Are they worth it?
What Are Smart Christmas Lights?
Smart Christmas lights, like plain old smart lights in general, come in two flavors.
Then there are more advanced options a wee bit more worthy of the “smart” title.
Govee’s newpermanent outdoor holiday lightingwas so popular it sold out immediately.
What Smart Christmas Light Options Are There?
These lights are so smart you won’t just be changing the colors, you’ll be programming a veritable light show. The sky is the limit with lights this advanced.
Twinkly: It’ll Blow Your Mind
The first is Twinkly.
Since 2017, the company has delivered the most sophisticated off-the-shelf smart Christmas light decorations around.
The sky is the limit with lights this advanced.
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For most Christmas trees, you’ll need one Twinkly Strings kit (600 bulbs across 157.5 feet).
That’ll set you back $250-300, depending on whether you catch the kit on sale.
There is alsoa 400-light, 105-foot strandfor $140 that’s functionally identical save for length.
With 600 leds and 196 feet of length, this smart home compatible Christmas light strand offers more than enough lights to wrap the majority of trees.
The Festiva strands feature 250 lights across 65 feet.
Hopefully, one day they will because we really like both companies.
Brizled sells a wide variety of inexpensive LED holiday lights on Amazon.
These fairy light style LEDs support Alexa and Google assistant. They also offer a clever tree-shape light planning function that helps you visualize your tree while selecting the colors and patterns.
These fairy light style LEDs support Alexa and Google assistant.
It’s not advanced programmability, but it is a nice touch.
Beyond those two options, however, we’d encourage you to read the product listings and reviews carefully.
So, Are They Worth It?
Spending money on fog machines is worth it because I want the most atmospheric yard possible on Halloween night.
