Overview of iOS and Android-controlled Philips Hue light bulbs

When Edison had not yet popularized an incandescent lamp with an E27 base, people slept 10 hours a day (although some of the characters, and even from Habra, manage to sleep for 12 hours). It is a proven fact and surprisingly, more than 110 years have passed since that moment. But even more surprising is that for some 100 years, mankind has learned how to call, write SMS and watch a movie with some kind of incomprehensible square stuff that fits in your hand.

And yet, Philips announced that it was a turning point in the history of incandescent bulbs with their new Hue bulb ...
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We made a short review of this miracle device, which will cost US $ 199 in the United States, and € 199 for a European one (there’s no need to talk about Russia).

The kit includes 3 bulbs Hue, as well as a Philips router transmitter. The system works very simple and at the same time is not always convenient: in order for this kit to work, you need to connect the transmitter to a Wi-Fi router using Ethernet, turn on the Hue program on an iOS device (or Android), hold down the button on the transmitter and , voila, the lamps are on.

This is inconvenient because you need your own home Wi-Fi, since the transmitter for light bulbs works in the same grid with your phone or tablet. True, there is another way out. Light bulbs can be controlled remotely through the Philips cloud, so a direct network connection and a web browser will save here.

Light bulbs can be changed as often as desired and as much as you like. Variations (according to Philips) million. LEDs are installed inside each light bulb, and such a thing consumes 8.5W of energy, producing a power of 600 lumens (like a regular 100W light bulb).

Hue works for about 15,000 hours (about 10 years), so you can safely assume that enough for a long time.

Conclusion: I would compare the Philips Hue with the Lytro camera. Now it is expensive and not everyone will do, but it is definitely a technological or even ideological leap, and I can confidently say that in the near future, such lamps will be much cheaper.

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