Philips Hue let us see that what smart bulbs should look like - part 2

Hue also offers custom features that allow these lights to light up at the specified time. However, Philips Hue APP, although has a variety of built-in color settings, more flexible combination of lights need manually adjust by the user. The problem is that a variety of Hue bulbs can not share the same color scheme, so often there will be multiple bulbs in the same room where colors can not be uniform. And Hue can not remember the color scheme has been completed deployment, which means that after trying other colors, you can’t restore the previous color, you need to redo the tedious color operation from 16 million colors to get your ideal color. Will Philips upgrade the APP for this issue in the future?

Playability? Usability?

On the playability, Hue Go portable magic lamp is absolutely eligible. Because it is the only atmosphere lighting device that enables wireless movement. After separating it from the power cord, Hue Go can also maintain two hours of battery life. So you can travel with it, it can appear in any corner of the room. You can put it on the bed to act as a led night lamp. It can be placed in the living room to act as an ambient light and in some special cases can also act as emergency lighting.

And for the Philips Hue light strip, its usefulness is even more special. We often see similar lights in some large party decoration, and Philips Hue lights can play their own color control advantages. Let alone it can also be cut according to the marking line, stitching with high flexibility. Of course, we can decorate it in display cabinets, TV cabinets or some of the corners and footrests that need to be alert at night. Philips launched Hue Entertainment this year, which allows the Hue bulb to interact with the same television equipment that is also connected to a home smart platform so that the same color can be cast against the scene colors being played on the television. If this is the case, Hue led module rigid strip can be decorated around the TV to make this a more immersive atmosphere, and Hue light shapes will be more fun and practical.

Philips Hue let us see that what smart bulbs should look like - part 1

The word "smart" has frequently been haunting us in recent years. It can not be denied that "smart" really occupies every corner of our lives, even the indispensable lighting system in our daily life. Philips released its first smart lighting bulb four years ago, evolving to today not only accumulated rich experience, the product line is also more fullness. Philips Hue series star products are Hue Go portable magic lamp, Hue lamp belt, and the most classic smart bulbs.

In terms of installation, Hue smart bulbs use e27 light bulbs specifications, which is almost capable for all current mainstream lamp and pendant lamp base screw. Their initial color is pure white. To adjust for more brilliant colors, connect them to the wireless network through a dedicated bridge and pair them with your phone. This bridge provided by Philips is connected to the router in the home by wired connection, and can connect up to 50 Hue bulbs at the same time, which can fully meet the lighting needs of multiple rooms in the house.

How to show "smart"?

Philips Hue first step is to access the Apple's HomeKit platform, through Siri can voice the lighting effects and intensity control. They will also cooperate with HomePod in the future. And I'm looking forward to IFTTT network service, which can be connected with the mobile phone after a variety of services to connect, for example, when the phone receives a message that allows light to respond, or based on weather conditions obtained from the phone to change the color of Hue.

In addition to these third-party application services, Philips Hue also comes with intelligent services. For example, in the open "home/away from home" mode, the bridge can be based on the location of the phone to determine whether the owner left the house, and turn off all the lights in order to achieve the purpose of saving energy. When the phone is close to your house, it will automatically turn on the lights. In addition, the Hue series can also wake up like a light alarm, or adjust the light intensity at the set time of falling asleep.