Deck the halls with smart lighting this festive season

Deck the halls with smart tech lighting, fala lalalalalalala. Ok I won’t start with Christmas carols just yet.

With Christmas almost upon us for 2020 and given this year the year we have all been through (especially all our readers in Victoria) it’s time to get ready for the festive season and bid 2020 farewell. With that in mind, if you’re in the market for some new tech Christmas lights and decorations to help brighten your 2020 Christmas, then you’re in luck as we have compiled a list of smart lighting and decorations that will simply connect to your smart assistant like the Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa Assistants respectfully.

So, what is on offer at the retailers?

Big W

The main smart lights that Big W are selling are from the Mirabella Genio range and mainly are the Fairy and tree lights that we came to see from Kmart last year. However, not to be outdone, the discount department store is selling a 1.8MP smart LED Christmas tree for $89 which might seem a little pricey given some trees do retail below this but given there is no need for decoration given the lights very much provide a more modern effect.

The full range includes:

• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 160 LED Pre Lit Tree – White – $89
• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 200 LED Dual Colour Wire Lights – Multi – $35
• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 500 LED Fairy Lights – Multi Colour – $39
• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 200 LED Colour Wheel Fairy Lights – Multi – $35
• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 50 LED Sparkling Ball Lights – Multi – $20
• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 200 LED Colour Wheel Icicle Lights – Multi – $35
• Mirabella Christmas Genio Wi-Fi 500 LED Fairy Lights – Cool White – $39

Kmart

Like Big W, the main smart lights Kmart are from the Mirabella Genio range and are just as affordable as other retailers on this list. Given Kmart was one of the main retailers last year to bring smart connected Christmas lighting to the masses, it will be interesting to try out their 2020 offerings.

The full range includes:

• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi 200 LED Colour Select Icicle Lights – $45
• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi 150 LED Colour Select Fairy Lights – $35
• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi 190 LED Coloured Tree Lights with Star – $29
• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi 190 LED Cool White Tree Lights with Star – $29

While not really Christmas lighting, these can be useful if you’re having a party and wanting to have some party mood lighting or just some lighting in general:

• 10 Pack Mirabella Genio Colour LED Festoon Lights – $39
• 10 Pack Mirabella Genio LED Festoon Lights – $39
• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi Portable LED Lamp – $25

Bunnings Warehouse

Bunnings has been pushing into the smart connected home as part of a new strategy under its parent company to assist customers make their home more smarter and this shows with the big box DIY hardware chain stepping up its smart lighting for Christmas.

The full range of smart lighting includes:

• Mirabella 300 Cool White Genio Wi-Fi Multifunction LED Fairy Lights – $39
• Mirabella 300 Multicolour Genio Wi-Fi Multifunction LED Fairy Lights – $39
• Mirabella 10 Star LED Stake Lights with Wi-Fi Genio Colour – $39
• Mirabella Genio 12 Smart LED Colour Select Icicle Lights – $39
• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi 100 LED Colour Select Fairy Lights – $44
• Mirabella Genio Wi-Fi 150 Heavy Duty LED Fairy Lights – $44

While these lights don’t connect to your smart assistant, they can be connected to your mobile device via an app and Bluetooth:

• Lytworx 1200 LED Warm White Low Voltage Bluetooth Icicle Lights – $79
• Lytworx 1200 LED Blue Low Voltage Bluetooth Icicle Lights – $79

These can be useful if your having a party and wanting to have some party mood lighting or just some lighting in general and can connect to your preferred online assistant (Google Assistant or Aamazon Alexa) or via an app:

• Lytworx 10 LED Smart Connect Party Lights – $69.95