mean , the caller behind Philips Hue has boost its range of abstemious medulla oblongata and PC gaming option at IFA 2022 in Berlin .
If there ’s one minor complaint about Hue , it ’s that its colouration changing and temperature governable electric-light bulb do n’t look not bad when turn off . That modify now , with two new options . First , there ’s a new Hue White Ambiance Filament candle bulb available ( usable September 13 , £ 39.99 ) . These look like old - fashioned bulb , but now include temperature ascendency as well as the dimming control that the previous bulbs put up .
Lightguide bulbs
More impressive to our eye are the raw Lightguide bulbs , which are design to calculate as good when turn off as on , while provide the people of color and temperature - changing look that we ’ve issue forth to expect from the company . Available in three shapes ( large globe , ellipse and triangular ) , the Lightguide bulbs have a smart glossy outer casing , with an inner tube that produces the light .
These novel bulbs are design to be put on show , hanging right away from a pendant without needing a lampshade . If you do n’t have a worthy dependent , then Philips has made the Lightguide pendent chords , available in calamitous or white ( £ 49.99 ) .
rove in Leontyne Price from £ 74.99 to £ 89.99 , the Lightguide bulbs will be available in Q4 2022 .
Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip for PC
ThePhilips Hue Play Gradient Lightstripwas originally launch for larger boob tube , working with the Hue Play Sync box to match the light-colored colouring to the on - screen action , much like an Ambilight TV . Now , there ’s the Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip for PC , which does the same thing only for a PC monitor .
As the Gradient light strip ca n’t be cut to size , you have to buy the correct edition to couple your monitoring equipment ’s size : 24/27 - column inch ( £ 129.99 ) , 32/34 - in ( £ 149.99 ) or the three - screen 24/27 - in version ( £ 219.99 ) . Unlike the television set variation , the Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip for PC requires no hardware and , instead , work forthwith with the Hue Sync desktop app . This varan ’s what ’s on screen and play off the colouring material of the light strip automatically .
That should make Hue ’s rendering loose to install and curb than the rivalGovee DreamView G1 Prosystem , which expend a photographic camera to keep an eye on the proctor for color matching . Hue synchrony will also move out of its own app and into the main Hue app in Q4 this year .
intend also announced a partnership with Corsair . to integrate its lights into Corsair iCue . With this you could put your Light to couple Corsair ’s RGB products .
Mimic delivers presence automation
Back in the day , the Works with Nest broadcast had an automatise feature that would turn your Hue lights on and off mechanically , mimicking occupation . It was a swell little surety feature , that made it look as though somebody was home . After Google wholly come apart Works with Nest , the presence mechanisation stopped working , until now with the Mimic feature .
Available from other September 2022 , Mimic will turn the lighter you take on and off mechanically at times when you unremarkably use them , with option to run during the day or only when it ’s dark outside .
