USING AMAZON ALEXA TO CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS “Alexa, turn on the kitchen.” The Plum Alexa skill is ready to download. Judging from the feedback we’ve received during beta testing, it’s a major improvement to your Plum lighting control system. Between the Alexa skill and pre-programmed events, you’re likely to rarely touch your light switches [...]

UPGRADING YOUR WIFI NETWORK FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS More Devices Are On Your Network Now that you have four computers, two tablets, five smartphones, three smart TVs, two thermostats, four smoke detectors, two door locks and ten smart light switches connected to your Wi-Fi network, it may be time to upgrade that network [...]

USE LIGHTING SCENES TO MAKE YOUR LIGHTS FIT YOUR LIFE Create Lighting Scenes for Every Part of Your Day Most of us live our lives with a fairly regular schedule. We wake at the same time and then start our morning routine. We travel from our beds to our bathrooms and then to our [...]

PLUM LIGHTPADS HELP YOU WAKE WITH A DAWN SIMULATOR OR SUNRISE ALARM CLOCK Benefits of waking up with a sunrise alarm clock. Wake up naturally when your body is ready? Or wake up to a blaring alarm clock? Easy choice. Let’s dive into the benefits of waking up with a sunrise alarm clock. Science [...]