FabianOriginally, I had considered complaining in my little personal blog this weekend that Black Friday, the shopping day of the year, feels like it’s lasting two weeks this year. But honestly, this is nothing new; it’s been like this for the past few years. The actual Black Friday is not until November 28, but you’ve been able to shop at Philips Hue at a special price since November 13. On November 20, Amazon followed with more deals.
This week, I’m more excited about the continued hard work of the Philips Hue software team. Not only are there updates for the Hue app with new features every two weeks, but the hardware is also being continuously improved. This week, it was the Hue Secure Video Doorbell that saw an essential improvement: the LED around the doorbell button now lights up automatically as soon as motion is detected.
Perhaps I’m a little biased here, as I follow Philips Hue very closely and in great detail. However, I find that other manufacturers don’t maintain their software and firmware as attentively after release as Philips Hue does. Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments.
All Hue news of the week at a glance
- Hue OmniGlow Lightstrip: Where can the light strip be shortened?
- Hue Secure Video Doorbell activates LED ring when motion is detected
- Matter finally supports cameras: What will happen to Hue Secure?
- Philips Hue: The best Black Friday deals at amazon.com
- Zigbee 4.0 unveiled: What does this mean for Philips Hue?
