Osram, the 100-plus-year-old German company behind the Lightify smart bulb brand, notified Lightify users this week that it will shut down the cloud servers for its smart lighting devices next summer.

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Although smart lighting technologies are gaining some acceptance in commercial and industrial settings, they are having difficulty gaining substantial acceptance with the average homeowner due to ...

A hack of your computer is bad enough, but how about your lights? Security researchers at Rapid7 discovered several vulnerabilities in the Osram Sylvania Lightify products. One of the more concerning ...

Britta is the former Deputy Editor of Pocket-lint and has covered the consumer technology industry since 2012. Her specialties include smartphones, smart home, speakers, and wearables. Osram isn't a ...

LIGHTIFY is designed to empower creativity and personal control for consumers of all walks of life. With LIGHTIFY, consumers can complement their decor and decorate a living room or a child's bedroom ...