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MelLeave a Comment on Show your Hue: Smart Button integrated in Gira push button Yesterday, Hueblog reader Christoph provided me with an exciting Philips Hue Smart Button project.

Show your Hue: Smart Button integrated in Gira push button Yesterday, Hueblog reader Christoph provided me with an exciting Philips Hue Smart Button project.

Yesterday, Hueblog reader Christoph provided me with an exciting Philips Hue Smart Button project.

I’m always amazed at my blog readers’ creativity. Christoph has now sent me a pretty exciting project, which of course I don’t want to withhold from you. He has installed the Hue Smart Button in a regular push button from Gira. These materials are needed Philips Hue Smart Button push buttons, for example from Gira single conductor cable soldering iron & tools Christoph explains in the following instructions how the installation of the Smart Button works.

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MelLeave a Comment on Samotech works on light switch adapter for the Hue Smart Button Samotech plans to launch an adapter for the Philips Hue Smart Button on the market as early as December.

Samotech works on light switch adapter for the Hue Smart Button Samotech plans to launch an adapter for the Philips Hue Smart Button on the market as early as December.

Samotech plans to launch an adapter for the Philips Hue Smart Button on the market as early as December.

I already mentioned it in my test report about the Philips Hue Smart Button: Signify didn’t think all the way to the end during development. Although the mounting plate has matching holes for mounting on a conventional EU switch box, the flat plate cannot be mounted there without removing the light switch that protrudes from the wall.

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Mel1 Comment on Hue Smart Button reviewed: this is what the little button can do It's time to tell you all about the Philips Hue Smart Button. Here comes my review

Hue Smart Button reviewed: this is what the little button can do It's time to tell you all about the Philips Hue Smart Button. Here comes my review

It's time to tell you all about the Philips Hue Smart Button. Here comes my review

The Philips Hue dimmer switch has become a real bestseller over the past years. Small wonder: despite a recommended retail price of 24.95 euros it was always available for less than 20 euros and thus a really good deal in the otherwise price-intensive Hue cosmos. Now there is another alternative with the Philips Hue Smart Button.

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Mel1 Comment on Hue Outdoor Sensor: temperature in HomeKit not correctly displayed The Philips Hue Outdoor Sensor also measures the temperature. Problems arise in combination with HomeKit.

Hue Outdoor Sensor: temperature in HomeKit not correctly displayed The Philips Hue Outdoor Sensor also measures the temperature. Problems arise in combination with HomeKit.

The Philips Hue Outdoor Sensor also measures the temperature. Problems arise in combination with HomeKit.

Any Apple user who has taken a look at HomeKit will have noticed that the Philips Hue motion sensors appear as three different devices: in addition to the motion sensor, there is also measurement data on brightness and temperature. And this is exactly where problems can arise as our friends from SmartApfel have found out.

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MelLeave a Comment on Unboxed & first look: what to expect from the Philips Hue Fugato spotlight It's time for some new hardware again - the Philips Hue Fugato Spotlight.

Unboxed & first look: what to expect from the Philips Hue Fugato spotlight It's time for some new hardware again - the Philips Hue Fugato Spotlight.

It's time for some new hardware again - the Philips Hue Fugato Spotlight.

In the course of numerous Philips Hue product introductions, some new spot lights have made it into the range. For the first time they are equipped with White and Color Ambiance lamps. Needless to say that the new generation of GU10 spots is used here – and offers numerous advantages over their predecessors.

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MelLeave a Comment on iConnectHue Pro to be released later this year on the Apple App Store Exciting news: there will soon be a major update for iConnectHue.

iConnectHue Pro to be released later this year on the Apple App Store Exciting news: there will soon be a major update for iConnectHue.

Exciting news: there will soon be a major update for iConnectHue.

When it comes to the configuration of Philips Hue components there is no way around iConnectHue on iPhone and iPad. No other iOS application offers that many functions as German developer Stefan Göhler’s app. In 2019, there will be exciting news concerning the almost seven-year-old app. As we have learned exclusively, the developer is currently working on a completely new application: iConnectHue Pro.

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MelLeave a Comment on Hue Smart Button unboxed: What can you expect? After the Hue Tap and the Hue dimmer switch, the Hue Smart Button enters the market. I will unbox it for you.

Hue Smart Button unboxed: What can you expect? After the Hue Tap and the Hue dimmer switch, the Hue Smart Button enters the market. I will unbox it for you.

After the Hue Tap and the Hue dimmer switch, the Hue Smart Button enters the market. I will unbox it for you.

This was quicker than I thought: Amazon was not supposed to deliver the Hue Smart Button until November, but now it happened very quickly. And I have learned from Signify sources: Amazon, after all an exclusive sales partner for the start, will also apply the correct price of 19.99 Euro for the Hue Smart Button soon.

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MelLeave a Comment on Smart Plugs: three models from Philips Hue, Innr and Osram compared I want to show you the differences between three Hue Bridge compatible Smart Plugs in a new video.

Smart Plugs: three models from Philips Hue, Innr and Osram compared I want to show you the differences between three Hue Bridge compatible Smart Plugs in a new video.

I want to show you the differences between three Hue Bridge compatible Smart Plugs in a new video.

We have known the Osram Smart Plug for years as an inexpensive accessory for the Philips Hue Bridge. The Innr SP 120 was added around a year ago. This smart plug mainly scores with its form factor. It is smaller and more compact but also adds a higher price tag. Since September, the Philips Hue Smart Plug has also been on the market.

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Mel1 Comment on Set up Hue entertainment areas: these are the details that matter In the last few weeks I have often been asked how to set up an entertainment area. Today I would like to answer this question.

Set up Hue entertainment areas: these are the details that matter In the last few weeks I have often been asked how to set up an entertainment area. Today I would like to answer this question.

In the last few weeks I have often been asked how to set up an entertainment area. Today I would like to answer this question.

The Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box is a popular topic at the moment. I’m also working intensively on this matter and I’m really impressed by the box’ actual idea – even though the price is more or less outrageous. But one thing is clear: the end of the line hasn’t been reached yet, Signify will provide the small box with numerous updates in the future.

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MelLeave a Comment on Explaining the HDMI Sync Box: These problems still exist I'm back from the Netherlands and would like to share some exciting information about the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box - directly from Signify headquarters.

Explaining the HDMI Sync Box: These problems still exist I'm back from the Netherlands and would like to share some exciting information about the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box - directly from Signify headquarters.

I'm back from the Netherlands and would like to share some exciting information about the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box - directly from Signify headquarters.

I’ve had the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box installed in my home for about two weeks now but I haven’t really used it often yet. For now, I have some answers to reader requests and my questions, directly from the Philips Hue headquarters in Eindhoven. HDMI Sync Box is not an Ambilight substitute With Ambilight, Philips integrated great technology into its TV sets many years ago.

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