Enye yezona zinto ziluncedo kakhulu kwizixhobo zethu eziphathwayo kukwenzeka kwe lawula izixhobo ezifanelekileyo ekhayeni lethu. Iibhalbhu zokukhanya, i-thermostats, okanye i-lawn mowers kunye ne-vacuum cleaner ezilawulwa kude kwi-iPhone yethu. Kwaye iinkampani ezininzi nangakumbi ziyakhuthazwa ukuba zizise izincedisi ezisuka ekhaya ukuya kwilizwe lokuzenzekelayo ekhaya.
Ngoku kuza iindaba zoluhlu olutsha lwee-bulbs ezi-smart Philips Hue. Kwaye lolona hlobo lubalaseleyo lwezixhobo ezikrelekrele ekufuneka luhlaziyiwe nolunye lolona tshintsho lulindelweyo, ukupheliswa kwebhulorho yolawulo. UPhilips Hue usandula ukukhupha inenekazi lokuqala leebhalbhu zeBluetooth ukuze sikwazi ukuzilawula ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezongezelelweyo. Emva kokutsiba sikuxelela zonke iinkcukacha ze IPhilips Hue iBluetooth.
Iimveliso zePhilips Hue zeBluetooth ziqala ngebhalbhu yemveli ye-A19 kunye ne-BR30 eyehlisiweyo ebhalbhu, efumaneka eUnited States ukuqala namhlanje. Iimveliso ziza kwiinguqulelo ezintathu: i-White ($ 14.99), inkulu ngokufiphala okuthambileyo; I-White Ambiance ($ 24.99), ekuvumela ukuba wenze ngokwezifiso umthunzi wakho wokukhanya okumhlophe; kunye ne-White and Colour Ambiance ($ 49.99), ebonelela ngokufikelela kwizigidi zemibala kunye nemibala yokukhanya okumhlophe. Baza kuphehlelelwa mIimveliso ezininzi zeBluetooth kamva kulo nyaka nakwi-2020.
Siyakwazi ukulawula ukuya kuthi ga kwi-10 iibhalbhu ezahlukeneyo kunye neapp entsha yePhilips Hue yeBluetooth kwi-iOS okanye ngokulawula ngezwi ngeAmazon Alexa kunye noMncedisi kaGoogle. Ewe ngokunjalo, ukuba sifuna ukubalawula nge-Apple HomeKit (kunye neSiri), kuya kufuneka sisebenzise iHue Bridge, kwaye ngokufanayo ukuba sifuna ukubalawula kude, okanye sizisebenzise ngee-third-party apps. Izinketho ezintsha zokuzenzekelayo ekhaya, nangona zingagqibekanga, ngokungathandabuzekiyo zimele ukuqhubela phambili okuhle kwikamva lezixhobo ezifanelekileyo ekhayeni lethu.