Philips Hue lights get bigger, brighter, and cheaper with a major product refresh

Smart lighting company Philips Hugo launched a group of new products this week at the IFA Tech Show in the German city of Berlin and most of them are now available. The launch, which is the largest in the company’s history, includes affordable smart lights, a new bridge for its zigful environmental system, a new design line of light strips, and new features and communication capabilities of software. Hua also introduced his first video indoor bull and an upgraded camera in its Hue Secure Line.

Hua’s third generation bridge arrived

The Hua Bridge Pro (. 89.99 / € 89.99) is a complete design of the central center of the environment system and the first upgrade to the Hua Bridge in 10 years. It connects to the Hua’s Zigbi bulbs and accessories to add features such as light scenes, dynamic effects, system schedules and home control. Playing a new black shape, it increases a sharp processor, more memory and capacity. Hue is designed to appeal to super-users, it can connect 150 lights and 50 accessories (a soft range)-which is three times higher than the V2 bridge capacity, which is not retiring.

Additionally, Pro can store more than 500 customs lighting scenes and provide faster reaction time, according to Hue’s parent company, Scientific. Its Hue Chip Pro enables the company’s new Huae Believer and Worge feature, which converts your existing color lights into motion motion sensors of moving light and protective properties. The Pro eventually brings the Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) to a Hue Bridge, so he doesn’t need to sit down with your router.

There is a migration tool that will transmit all the settings of your current bridge with some taps. The company says support for connecting multiple bridges in the same bridge will arrive before the end of the year. Hue Bridge Pro now. Available in 89.99.

New line of low -cost lights

Famous for being one of the Premium Smart Lighting Companies, Philips Hue has announced a new entry level lineup of smart lights, which says new smart home users are designed to appeal.

A bulb contains $ 25, or in a multi -pack, a new hue compulsory lineup A19 bulb (. 24.99, or four packs for $ 60), BR30 down lights (. 24.99, or $ 40 for $ 40, and GU10 spotlights (. 24.99, or four packs $ 60). An RGB Color Essential Strip Light Price for 5 meters. For 59.99 and 10. 99.99, and a mandatory Flex strip light, which is a new neon option for Hue, 5 meters. Available in 99.99 and 10 meters in 9 169.99.

These lights are compatible with the Hua Bridge (V2 and Pro) and they have the same features and contact features, such as the company’s high -end lights, with just lower spectacle. The key differences are that they are not low, white (2200-6500k) has a narrow limit, and offers the basic standard of color.

The necessary bulbs (no light strips) will also support more thread contacts than the matter, as part of the Next Gene connectivity chip for all its new bulbs. It will be with Bluetooth and Zigbie’s “basic technologies”.

This means that you can directly connect them to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or any matter platform. (You will need a one -case controller and a thread border router.) Earlier, you needed a Hua Bridge to connect Apple’s home, but you can contact Alexa with Bluetooth or Zigbe with the right Eco Hub.

The bulbs are now available, with light stripes for December. The Starter Kit will have numerous options that are bundled with HUE Bridge V2, which. Starts at 79.99.

With the issuance of its lower cost line, Hua is improving its flagship bulbs, Philips Hua A1. The company says the new model is 40 % more energy efficient than its former bulb, and can dimming 0.2 % glow. The colorable version of the color maintains the high quality meets of the color of Hua, which the company is now calling the chromosic, so as to differentiate the accessories.

All the new Hua Bulb also has a Next Jane Connectivity chip, which supports more thread contact than the matter to connect with the smart home platform compatible with any matter. They are now available, for white and colorful environment. 59.99, for the white environment. 44.99, and for white. Starting from 15.99.

The existing bulb of Hue will not be upgraded to the meter over thread, and the Bridge does not support the pro -thread, but the existing Hua bulb can be made important through the bridge V2 or the Bridge Pro.

So much love for light stripes

The company’s light strips line is being expanded and seven models will be offered, which will be launched in the United States in March. The flagship model is the new Omniglo belt light, which says, “We have the best light strip ever ever.” It uses advanced chip scale package (CSP) technology to get rid of the spattens found on most light stripes, packing 170 small LEDs together in each square centimeter. It can be reduced to 0.5 % down and pump 4,500 lumen brightness.

With two new mandatory light stripes, Hua is introducing a less expensive version of its white and colorful gradual leaping strip. Hue Flux strip light price for $ 70 and 5 meters for 3 meters. 99.99. An ultra -bright version that can even reach 6,000 limbs is about to launch at the end of next year.

The new light strips will work with a new line of accessories from all Hue, which includes corners, corners, blackout cables, and expansionists who can reach 20 meters, and provide more flexibility when applying strips. Outside, a new Milan light strip and the neon strip lineup are joining. In addition to all new lights, except accessories, the chromosic technology is characterized but only without thread, work on zigbi and Bluetooth.

Here is a way of new Light Stripline Up:

The Hua is increasing its already strong outer light offerings with permanent lyric lights and permanent outdoor lights. Festivia Hua Globe String Lights starts at $ 159.99 and the color and colorful white light feature, the same effects like the current festive string lights. They have an amazing design just like the high -end light guide bulbs.

Hua is entering the passion for permanent external lights with Festivia Permanent Lights (starting at $ 119.99) outside your home. For example, it is designed to set your home “permanently” with a roof line. They are now available in several lengths.

Overall, this is an impressive rollout for the company, which has faced the growing pressure from cheap rivals.