One of the best utilities for our mobile devices is the possibility of control smart devices in our home. Light bulbs, thermostats, or even lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners remotely controllable from our iPhone. And more and more companies are encouraged to bring accessories from our home to the world of home automation.
Now comes the news of a new range of smart bulbs Philips Hue. And it is that the best brand of smart devices had to be renewed with one of the most anticipated changes, the elimination of the control bridge. Philips Hue has just launched the first lady of light bulbs with Bluetooth so that we can control them without any additional device. After the jump we tell you all the details of the Philips HueBluetooth.
Philips Hue Bluetooth products start with the traditional A19 bulb and the BR30 recessed bulb, available in the United States starting today. The products come in three versions: White ($ 14.99), great for a soft dimming; White Ambiance ($ 24.99), which allows you to customize your shade of white light; and White and Color Ambiance ($ 49.99), which offers access to millions of colors and shades of white light. They will be launched mMore Bluetooth products later this year and in 2020.
We can control up to 10 different bulbs with the new Philips Hue Bluetooth app on iOS or via voice control with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Yes indeed, if we want to control them with the Apple HomeKit (and Siri), we will have to use the Hue Bridge, and the same if we want to control them remotely, or use them with third-party apps. New home automation options, which although not perfect, undoubtedly represent a great advance for the future of smart devices for our home.