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.