LIFX White 900 BR30

Cloud-connected light bulbs are a terrific starting point for the smart home, but most of your options are A-shaped bulbs meant for use in lamps. That's all well and good, but it isn't terribly helpful if you're living in a home filled with recessed...

The white-light floodlight from Lifx is bright, efficient, easy to use and compatible with Nest, IFTTT and Amazon's Alexa.

Lifx bulbs don't support Apple HomeKit, so you can't control them with Siri commands. We also experienced occasional hiccups with the Wi-Fi connection.

These are very good smart bulbs with a lot of tricks up their sleeves, and they cost half as much as Philips Hue's floodlights. They're the bulbs you want for smart overhead lighting.