Why You Can Trust CNET One of the Best Smart Lamps You Can Buy Is Still Heavily Discounted After Cyber Monday
The deal for this smart lamp is gone, but you can add a coupon to get it close to its Cyber Monday price.
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You can put a Govee floor lamp anywhere you need to spice up the lighting in your home.
Govee is one of the brightest brands in the smart lighting business right now. It's made a name as an affordable alternative to other smart lighting brands, like Philips Hue. So when I decided to trade my old traditional lighting for smart bulbs, panels and switches, the colorful Govee RGBIC Floor Lamp was an easy choice for my living room. Why? I wanted something different than a typical round smart bulb in a typical lamp. I needed verticality to fit the space and the look I was going for.
Without a Cyber Monday deal, this tall and thin light wand is a bit of an investment at $150, but it's still much cheaper than a Philips Hue equivalent. Amazon had the Govee floor lamp at a $60 or $70 discount for Cyber Monday, but that offer is now gone. However, you can now use a coupon to get it near its Cyber Monday sale price. The lamp comes in black and silver, allowing you to choose the version that better fits your home and its aesthetic. For more deals, here are our picks for the best smart home gifts.
Why I like this Govee light in particular
Like most smart lighting, the Govee floor lamp uses RGB LEDs to offer just about any color you want. My family 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. Having all your lights working in sync with a movie like Dune or Mad Max: Fury Road is a lot of fun. Even without the backlight, a single app or Alexa and Google Assistant easily control all your lights.
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Will the Govee light stay on sale after Cyber Monday?
I've tracked the price of the Govee for a while, waiting for the right time to purchase. You can often find it on sale during big events like Prime Day, but $60 off is a good deal. We're not sure how long this smart lamp will remain on sale, so it's best to buy it now while you can. Officially, the Govee smart lamp has lost its Cyber Monday deal, but thanks to an on-page coupon, you can still buy it at a sizable discount. There's currently a $50 coupon you can add for the black lamp and a $60 coupon for the silver version.
Does the Govee floor lamp make a good gift?
As a big fan of Govee products, I think their lighting makes an excellent gift for others and yourself (here are some of our favorite gifts this 2024 holiday season). If you know someone's decor style well, the floor lamp would be an excellent choice since it has such a slim profile that would fit every room I can imagine.
Otherwise, an ultraportable, color-changing Govee table lamp (currently 33% off) that has both in-person tap controls and on-device app controls is also a big winner since the person lucky enough to receive the lamp can bathe themselves in the glow of pretty much any color combination and pattern they can imagine. There are also these $10 Govee color-changing light bulbs that can spruce up virtually any compatible setting.
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