That means you can have the thermostat do everything that the Amazon Echo and its siblings can, such as control smart devices, shop, play music, and hear the latest news and weather, all using Alexa voice commands. Want complete wireless supremacy over the lights in your home?The Philips Hue line delivers with bulbs that let you control not only the intensity of the light, but also the color. It can get pricey, to be sure, but the Hue ecosystem has been around long enough that it works with just about every other system out there, from Alexa, to IFTTT, to Siri using the Philips Hue Bridge. Not interested in colorful lights but still want that incredible granular control over an all white bulb?Philips has the Hue White coming in at an almost bargain price, at least for smart bulbs. It even has bulbs you can use outdoors. DIY home security solutions in which homeowners install and monitor the systems on their own are in high demand. Consumer interest in these products is high enough that many have been funded by Kickstarter projects that raise millions of dollars. Startups aren't the only ones making money off the DIY demand. Products from corporate titans such as Google's Nest and Dropcam are also diversifying the market. In most cases these have been acquired, not developed by the big corporations themselves. Investment firms have also spotted an opportunity in the DIY home security market.