LiFX makes some nice tunable-color-temperature lightbulbs which can integrate with lots of smart home stuff if you don't want to mess with Amazon marketplace co

LiFX makes some nice tunable-color-temperature lightbulbs which can integrate with lots of smart home stuff if you don't want to mess with Amazon marketplace cool/warm LED strips or build your own using a Teensy (look up Adalight and prepare to spend at least a few hours of research + ordering parts + assembling + programming if you go this route). They can do alarms, don't require a hub (they use wifi), and have a built-in feature to follow the sunrise and / or sunset (+/- 3 hrs, configurable): http://www.lifx.com/blogs/light-matters/77583043-schedule-your-lifx-lights-with-the-sun http://www.lifx.com/blogs/light-matters/77583043-schedule-yo... They also have a good HTTP API: http://api.developer.lifx.com http://api.developer.lifx.com The only bad part: $40 per bulb for the ones that do all the shades of white (very warm to very cool). Worth it IMO. The Teensy solution costs at least that much and requires a LOT more time. This is plug and play with the option to tinker more later if you need it. I'm not associated with them in any way other than being a happy owner of a few of them :)