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Depends on what other equipment/software you might have. If you have an eero 6 or newer router (noting because some people don't realize eero 6 and above are a zigbee/matter hub) and an Amazon account, you can link them to be able to use zigbee or matter devices. If you don't have any of that you could go with a stand alone hub or wifi connected bulbs/ smart plugs. If you want to go smart outlet over bulbs or plug, verify whether you have a neutral wire or not before purchasing. note on this especially since your use case is lamps, if you don't have a neutral wire the cheaper option is wifi bulbs or plugs. As my house has no neutral wiring I have opted to use bulbs for lighting. I have several Linkind matter bulbs off Amazon that have worked well, they can be controlled through the AIDot app without a hub, but also have Matter for connecting to Alexa, apple home, etc.