Dorm room ideas: Set the mood with Philips Hue light bulbs and save 44% on a 3-pack

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As the summer winds down and the anticipation of the upcoming school year begins to build, students everywhere are planning their dorm room set-ups. If you're looking to elevate the ambiance of your living quarters beyond basic (and, to some, annoying) fluorescent lighting, Amazon has a hot deal on some of the best smart light bulbs. The discount is as tantalizing as the scenes you can set with them.

You can save a mind-blowing 44% on a 3-pack of Philips Hue smart light bulbs. Buy these, and you can dynamically transform your dorm room with vibrant lighting to set any mood you want, whether a warm light for relaxed studying or a fun shade for dorm parties and intimacy with campus flings.

Grab this rare deal on Philips Hue smart lights

This dorm room idea is a smart light bulb moment

At 44% off, this 3-pack bundle offers each Philips Hue smart light bulb for just over $25. Buying them separately would cost you $37 each. They rarely get this cheap, if ever. New college students planning to live the dorm or small apartment life (or anyone newly exploring smart home upgrades) should jump at this chance to save.

If you passed on Philips Hue bulbs in the past due to the hub requirement, you'll be delighted to learn that it's no longer mandatory. You can control up to 10 of these smart lights via Bluetooth using your smartphone or almost any mainstream smart home device using your voice, whether you fancy Amazon Alexa (Echo and the like) or Google Assistant (Nest).

However, you may want to consider grabbing the Philips Hue Bridge in the future (it's also 28% off right now). Without it, you still get flexible control, including setting timers and wake/sleep schedules. But the hub unlocks up to 50 Philips Hue lights (far more than most average dorms need); offers even more automated scheduling routines and preset scenes; allows lights to react to your movies, music, and games; and adds Apple HomeKit control.

Philips Hue smart lights are fully customizable, offering 16 million colors. They're also energy-efficient and durable, rated for up to 25,000 hours or 22 years based on typical use.

This is a great way to test the expansive ecosystem Philips has built around them without the once-costly upfront investment. You can always add more pieces if you like, perhaps after you've graduated from college and embarked on a grand life of adulting.