You can also create a new shade using a color wheel or even a picture from your phone’s gallery. There are other “Recipes” that are supposed to cater to particular moods and activities, like “Concentrate,” and “Reading.” These settings are more natural, such as soft yellow tones to calm the mind, or a blueish-white hue to make you feel more energized. The Hue app comes with several preset “scenes,” such as yellowish white for “Relax” and bluish white for “Arctic Aurora.” For each scene, you can adjust the brightness and specific shade to whatever you desire. It’s important to note that you can only change the light color and brightness if you have the light switch(es) turned on While Philips Hue bridges have always required a wired router connection, we wish that there were a way to connect wirelessly to avoid the already-jumbled mess of wires and cords next to the router. The starter kit also comes with a small square bridge that you must connect your router to with an ethernet cable. They are about the same size as your average florescent or incandescent bulb, except with a flatter head. Out of the box, you’ll find four 806 lumens, 10 watts Hue lightbulbs ready to be installed with any standard lamp or ceiling light or fixture. We put the Philips Hue White Ambiance Starter Kit ($150), to the test. Today, they’re considered to be the gold standard for smart lighting. Five years ago, Philips Hue was at the forefront in smart light bulb technology, and their Wi-Fi-enabled LED lighting systems were pretty new and innovative. That’s why we thought it might be a good idea to give smart home pioneers Philips Hue a fresh look. And that’s not all - from hubs to video doorbells, many homes now feature various tech devices that make our lives more connected than ever.
In fact, “smart home” hadn’t really taken off yet, and neither tech giant had firmly stepped foot inside the home.įive years later, both Amazon and to an extent Google have transformed the home with their Echo and Google Home voice-assistant smart speakers.
Google was mostly a search engine, and no Google Home device was in sight. Amazon was still just an online seller with a few Kindle devices, and Echo smart speakers with Alexa voice technology were just a pipe dream. When Digital Trends first reviewed Philips Hue lightbulbs way back in 2013, it was basically the dark ages of smart home technology.
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