Lutrons new smart light hardware marries broad hardware support with sleek

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• Lutron Casta brings ELV+ control to its sleek Diva Smart Dimmer for your LED light strips and more.
• A ton of new color options are coming to the convenient, wireless Pico Paddle Remote.
• Sales of all this new hardware gets underway today.

What is slicker than a nicely set up smart home? Once youve got all your rooms configured, your lamps connected, and your app synced up, changing your entire homes vibe is just a couple taps away. Lutron Casta has been building smart home control solutions for years now, and today introduces a couple useful new entries into its product lineup, combining the latest functionality with some classic looks.

When it comes to smart lighting, youve basically got two approaches to control: you can put the smarts into the bulb itself, or you can put them on the switch/outlet end. While smart bulbs are very convenient, you get a bit more flexibility with smart switches. The problem there is compatibility, especially when you enter dimming into the equation — anyone whos tried using an LED bulb with an old-fashioned dimmer know that all too well. Thats why Lutron is introducing its Diva Smart Dimmer ELV+.




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