Philips Hue continues to update its product range. Following the Hue Flourish table lamp, which has already been equipped with an improved light source, it is now the turn of the Philips Hue Turaco. An updated version has already appeared on Amazon Germany and is expected to be available from the end of February.
Unlike the Hue Flourish ceiling light or pendant light, the latter of which still hangs above my dining table, the Hue Flourish table lamp is not equipped with permanently installed LED technology. Inside, it uses a standard White and Colour Ambiance E27 bulb, which previously had a maximum of 806 lumens.
This week, you were particularly impressed by the Philips Hue OmniGlow Lightstrip. In addition to my brief impression of my installation of the premium light strip, there was more to discover, such as the first update for the Philips Hue app in several weeks. It went straight from version 5.57 to version 5.59.
Philips Hue usually releases updates for its app every two weeks. We had to wait much longer over the New Year, but now the next update is finally here. The Philips Hue app has jumped from version 5.57.0 to version 5.59.0. ‘Various bug fixes and stability improvements,’ the development team tells us in the update description.
A few weeks ago, I didn’t think twice about ordering a Philips Hue OmniGlow light strip at my own expense. Not 3 metres, not 5 metres. In the end, I got 10 metres for €349.99. And I had no idea where to put this long and, above all, expensive light strip.
As expected, things have quietened down somewhat at Philips Hue over the New Year period in terms of the regularity of software updates. For example, there have been no updates for the official Hue app since mid-December. Now, a new software version for the Hue Bridge and Hue Bridge Pro has been rolling out for several days.
I have now been able to give you a closer look at almost all of the new light strips that Philips Hue introduced last year. Apart from the Flux Outdoor Lightstrip, the only one missing is the Hue Essential Flex, which I have only seen at the Hue event in Berlin so far.
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this topic before. At that time, it wasn’t possible to link more than one bridge to a home. This has already caused problems with multiple Hue Secure cameras that were supposed to control different areas of the house. Thanks to multi-bridge support and the Hue Bridge Pro, this is no longer a problem – however, Philips Hue has forgotten that there are users with more than one home.
To kick off the new year, Philips Hue took advantage of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show to showcase some new products. As in previous years, the focus was on software features. After bringing the Hue Sync TV app to LG televisions last year, there is now a new feature for the Hue Bridge Pro.
I already shared the first details about Hue SpatialAware with you in a detailed article on Wednesday. After seeing the feature for myself, it quickly became clear to me that you have to see it for yourself to appreciate how smart it really is. So my team and I quickly got to work and used the extremely stylish Philips Hue demo room at the Aria Hotel to record a short video about Hue SpatialAware for you.
Fabian