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My Favorite Smart Lamp Is Still Nearly Half Off After Prime Day

Prime Day is over, but my favorite smart lamp is still on sale.

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I recently committed to ditching all the traditional lighting at my place and replacing it with smart bulbs, panels and switches. Govee is one of the best brands in the smart lighting business right now, and has made a name for itself as an affordable alternative to other smart lighting brands, like Philips Hue. It made plenty of sense to check out the company's wares, especially on Prime Day. 

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Enter the Govee Floor Lamp. 

It's normally a costly option at $150. But although the Prime Day sale has come and gone, Amazon still has the silver version of the lamp for only $80. However, the black version of the lamp has gone back up to its original price. With these two options, you can choose the version that better fits your home and its aesthetic and still enjoy a solid smart home deal.

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Like most smart lighting, the Govee floor lamp uses RGB LEDs to offer just about any color you want. We chose green to complement the green in our living room, but it also changes depending on the time of day. What I enjoy about this lamp is its low profile: You can barely see it, just a small base and a thin line of metal. The focus is on the light rather than the structure.

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Another big selling point is its connection to other Govee products. If you own the Govee Backlight for TVs you can link up all your Govee lights to work in tandem as you watch a movie. It's a lot of fun to have all of your lights work in sync with a movie like Dune or Mad Max: Fury Road. Even without the backlight, all of your lights are easily controlled by a single app, or Alexa and Google Assistant.