No matter whether new bulbs from Philips Hue or smart lamps from other manufacturers. We always take a look at new accessories for your smart home.
I already shared the first interesting detail about the new fourth generation Philips Hue LightStrip Plus with you yesterday: Due to much more compact connection pins the new LightStrip cannot be extended with old extensions – and vice versa. Today I would like to take a look at a new feature of the LightStrip together with you: The included connector.
One question has reached me several times in the past two weeks and today I finally have the chance to go into the details: Is the new LightStrip Plus compatible with the old model? I can make it short and sweet at this point: Unfortunately not. This fact is interesting in some situations, for example if you want to extend a LightStrip with an extension.
With a new version of Philips Hue White, we are now supplied with up to 1,600 lumens of brightness, which is about twice as much as previous E27 lamps from Philips Hue have achieved. The Hue White provides 15.5 watts of LED power, which corresponds to a classic 100-watt light bulb.
About four weeks after the big update with support for Dolby Vision, voice assistants and infrared remote controls, Signify is pushing another small update for the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box via the Hue Sync App. You can now download version 1.11.0 of the app from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
Already announced some time ago, I have now finally been able to try them out myself: The new fourth generation Philips Hue Bloom. After LivingColors and Friends of Hue, the mood light has now really arrived in the Hue world and offers Bluetooth connectivity in addition to the familiar ZigBee connection via the Hue Bridge.
A while ago I already introduced the Plug & Shine system from Paulmann to you. Up to now you could only integrate it into the Hue ecosystem with a ZigBee controller, in practice this meant: All outdoor lights connected behind the controller were displayed as one lamp in the Hue app.
Signify introduced a few days ago among others the new LightStrip Plus or the improved Hue Bloom. All new products can also be used without bridge and only with Bluetooth. We have already reported that more lamps and lights will get a Bluetooth upgrade. Philips Hue Bluetooth White & Color Ambiance Bloom 500lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Amaze 3000lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Being 2400lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Cher 3000lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Fair 3000lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Still 2400lm Philips Hue Bluetooth Lightstrip Plus 1600lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Adore 2400lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Adore Mirror 2400lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Adore Spots 350lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Aurelle 2200-4200lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Buckram 350lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Milliskin 350lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Pillar 350lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Runner 350lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Struana 2400lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Wellner 806lm Philips Hue Bluetooth White Ambiance Wellness 806lm Real Hue experts cannot do much with the Bluetooth upgrade.
It has been some time since I have equipped my living room with a new ceiling light from Lampenwelt.de. Actually I wanted to present the model Gordana to you months ago, but then it was not available for a long time due to the corona situation. This has now changed and therefore we will simply make up for it.
If you read this diligently, you could find out about most of the new products in advance. Now the new and updated products are official and can be purchased immediately. Finally. A new version of the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus, the most popular product in the Hue range, is now available.
Usually, I’m rather reserved about statements coming from customer support. Still, the story Hueblog reader Jakob told me a few weeks ago is highly interesting. So let’s take a look back and also forward.
Fabian
Mel