A new report issued by LEDVANCE, a lighting company that sells Sylvania lightbulbs, gives valuable insight about the smart technology that people have already deployed in their homes. The eighth annual Sylvania Socket Survey shows that lighting appears to be one of the top kinds of smart technology that Americans own. See Also: Smart Homes Need Smarter Apps According to the survey, there has been a 40 percent increase in smart lighting purchases since 2015, with more than 60 percent of Americans thinking that smart lighting fits their lifestyle, and 55 percent stating they’re probably going to purchase smart lighting when they need new lightbulbs. Actually, a majority of U.S.