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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by seandougall on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:16PM (#21284195)
> I also want a programmable bedroom light that can slowly dim on at morning.

FWIW, a lot of cheap CFL bulbs do this on their own. It's one of the reasons I hate CFLs for most uses, but I've come to appreciate that the light in my kids' room starts at about half (perceived) brightness and takes a minute or two to warm up.

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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by Marsymars on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:46PM (#21284521)
I think the key part is that the bulbs come on automatically, not necessarily the ramping up of brightness.

I don't really care about brightness ramping, I just have my bedroom Hue bulbs come on at max brightness at 6500K at 5:00 every morning, switch to 2700K at noon, and 2000K (and dimmer) at 20:00.

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