Hue bulbs works with home assistant without relying on the hue bridge or app. Just need a zigbee USB adapter.Ikea also makes some decent bulbs for a fraction of the price.
What if the chip dies? How am I gonna be able to get my stuff? You can have backup keys, but if you don't have that then your data is gone.I don’t fully understand how it works, but where is the encryption saved? On the chip itself or somewhere else? Encryption key is stored in the TPM chip.
Chaotic good here. They have different DPI too so you're never quite sure where your mouse is going to end up.
The "legal grey area" is about codec patents and dvd playback.