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Community-Question: Battery problems with the Hue Go portable table lamp. Only works on the charging station

Only works on the charging station

Our small community has been discussing the Philips Hue Go portable table lamp this week. The model, which was officially launched in spring, seems to be causing problems for some users. Specifically, it’s about this: Unfortunately, I have to report that the battery of my Hue Go portable table lamp is defective after only two months.

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Light Solutions offers useful accessories for Philips Hue Lightstrips Extensions, Y-cables and adapters

Extensions, Y-cables and adapters

Some time ago, I already introduced you to the accessories from Light Solutions on the German Hueblog. In the meantime, the products are also available in the USA on Amazon.com. To be more precise, they are cables and adapters for the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus of the latest generation. You can find all Light Solutions products on this Amazon page.

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Philips Hue: App version 4.48 brings further improvements Natural light gets better

Natural light gets better

Yesterday afternoon, Philips Hue released another update for its in-house app. Version 4.48 is here and brings two small innovations – one concerns the motion sensors and was already a topic on our blog yesterday at noon. But that’s not all, Philips Hue has another improvement in store. And this could be particularly interesting for you if you use the “Natural Light” scene.

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Hue motion sensor now with 10 time slots and natural light Update is being rolled out

Update is being rolled out

Even before the new releases for autumn are announced at the end of the month, Philips Hue has fulfilled the promises from the summer. Back in June, they had announced that motion sensors would retain more options. This update is now apparently being rolled out. Several people have already been able to confirm to me that the new functions are unlocked for them.

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Philips Hue Bridge: The device limit is becoming more and more of a criticism When will something finally happen?

When will something finally happen?

Year after year, Philips Hue releases numerous new light sources and various accessories. Only the centrepiece has not been touched for almost 8 years now: The Philips Hue Bridge. And that is exactly what is becoming a problem for more and more users. “The Hue Bridge is the control centre of the smart Philips Hue lighting system.

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Philips Hue Contact Sensor: How can it be used? Write us a comment

Write us a comment

In the coming weeks, Philips Hue will introduce its own contact sensor. From a purely technical point of view, I expect a very classic design, similar to the Eve Door & Window, for example. You can see the HomeKit sensor in the cover image above. Unsurprisingly, Philips Hue will use ZigBee as the radio standard for its contact sensor.

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What features does a Philips Hue camera need to have? Your wish list as a comment

Your wish list as a comment

What I have suspected since the beginning of the year, I can now confirm: Philips Hue will bring smart cameras to the market – and pretty soon. But what exactly would such a camera have to be able to do for it to be interesting for you? The facts are still quite limited at the moment.

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Hue innovations: Four cameras, contact sensors and 12-volt spots Festavia string lights gets more expensive

Festavia string lights gets more expensive

Just yesterday I was able to tell you that Philips Hue will launch its own smart home camera. This was leaked by Eric Rondolat, the CEO of the manufacturer Signify, during the announcement of the quarterly figures. However, as I know by now, Philips Hue’s new security system will not consist of just one camera.

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Philips Hue to unveil its own smart home camera Linking security and lighting

Linking security and lighting

Philips Hue usually introduces new products around the International Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin. Signify CEO Eric Rondolat has now revealed what we can expect this year during a conference call. One thing is already certain: Philips Hue will get a home monitoring system, similar to what Signify’s second brand Wiz already got a few months ago.

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Community question of the week: Configure dimmer switch via Bluetooth? With Bridge there are many more possibilities

With Bridge there are many more possibilities

Thanks to the Bluetooth function, Philips Hue now makes it very easy to enter the world of smart lighting. Buy a lamp, screw it in, turn on the light switch and you’re ready to go. Different colours can be selected and lamps dimmed via Bluetooth. But what about accessories? This is where a question from Sebastian from our community comes into play.

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