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.
The makers at Senic regularly provide us with practical tutorial videos. We would like to take up the two newest videos. The focus is on the IFTTT service, with which you can create automations. The first video shows how you can make your Hue lamps blink, for example if there your Uber is waiting in front of your door.
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.
Yesterday evening Apple gave us a preview of their new operating systems for iPhone, iPad and Co. Also included were some new features for HomeKit, which is not entirely uninteresting for us Hue users. After all, Philips Hue was one of the first manufacturers to offer HomeKit support a few years ago with the launch of the second-generation Hue Bridge.
The German manufacturer Senic offers a practical Friends of Hue switch and provides us and you with practical tutorial videos. We would like to take a look at the two newest videos. Hue Labs: Cooking Timer In the Hue Labs section you will find the “Cooking Timer”. In the settings you can define a timer and set how and which lamp should blink when it expires.
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.
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