Philips Expanding 'Hue' LED Lighting Line with White Bulbs, Tap-Powered Switch

[charlituna]

BTW, am I the only one who thinks those prices on the luminaries are flat out insulting? At first I thought it was a typo, but I'm seeing the same figures on other sites. We know the tech involved isn't THAT expensive, and I can find other lamps and/or light fixtures at any hardware store that are similar.

I thought the same thing. I'm sure some of the price is a mark up because they are cool and hip being 3d printed.

But I'm also intrigued by the notion that they are 3d printed. I didn't find those lamps very attractive but the notion that prices on the printers could come down enough that I could buy one (perhaps with a group of friends) and we could print our own lamps is rather cool.

 

[parseckadet]

I thought the same thing. I'm sure some of the price is a mark up because they are cool and hip being 3d printed.

But I'm also intrigued by the notion that they are 3d printed. I didn't find those lamps very attractive but the notion that prices on the printers could come down enough that I could buy one (perhaps with a group of friends) and we could print our own lamps is rather cool.

It's an interesting idea. What's even more outrageous about those prices though is that you can get your own makerbot, create your own lamp shade, and stick a Hue inside it for less than Philips is charging for these.

 

[yg17]

Oh, come on.
You need to take into account that these are both wireless and dimmable, so it's fair to include the price of a decent dimmer in the comparison and they do cost a bit of money.

Where I'm from, $40 buys you five beers in a decent venue.

$40 isn't bad, but you need more than one bulb. I'd probably need around 30 to do my whole house in Hue. If I just wanted to do my basement, where I have my office and home theater, I'd need 12. The price starts adding up very quickly.

 

[unplugme71]

Although still a bit expensive (non-smart dimmable LED lightbulbs go for about $10-20), $40 is a good start.

But what's the wattage and output? I assume 800 lumens output.

Considering theirs a wifi card inside the bulb, I think $40 is about right. However, I can't see charging that much more for the multi-colored ones. Personally, I rather see them drop the price of the colored bulbs to $40-45 and if you just want white, select white. Mass produced will make it cheaper. Adding variety to a product lineup just complicates things.

I'm in. #1 aggravation with my hue is the need for smartphone control. #2 I don't need color everywhere.

Now I just need mr16 Hue for my track lighting.

I agree. That's why I rarely use mine. The wall device is okay and a good start, but I'd prefer a touch screen interface - similar to what Sonos has. I guess I could mount my $400 ipad mini to the wall

It's a spin on led lighting. Over here in Europe led lighting will soon be the only way to go as other forms of lighting are becoming illegal. So if you have to have led why not spice it up.

Yikes - That's going to be an expensive venture. How are older vehicles going to be handled? Are they excluded?

So not even fluorescent lighting?

Right?!?!

Fail on the round surface mount switch, well, unless you like sticking things on the wall. I'm glad they addressed the issue of not having a way to control lights w/o IOS device.

Why not produce a replacement for a standard light switch, where you actually HAVE power to run and make it a mini-controller (read decor form factor).

I am still on the 'not for me' side of the fence to to the 1 fundamental flaw in the hue bulb design (I say the bulb, not the system).

My friend invested quite a lot in bulbs, bedrooms, living areas, etc. Nine so far.

Here's the problem. Power outage, regardless of the state of each bulb when the power went out, the turn on at full white brightness when the power returns. Imagine at 3am you are in bed and you have a power interruption, then your entire house lights up.

Sorry, that is not for me. The bulbs need some sort of nvram to remember the state of the bulb if they lose power.

I have some Hue bulbs in use around the house (starter kit) and so far that's all I'm investing.

 

[jwalker99]

I looked at HUE, but ended up going with TCP Connected. MUCH cheaper solution. Unlike HUE, there are no multi-color bulb options, and you can't geofence or IFTTT, but otherwise you can control all your lights bulbs from your android or iOS from anywhere you have service, or through an optional remote that connects to your wifi. The app is fairly straight forward, and you can create a seemingly unlimited number of "smart controls" to manually or automatically turn on and off various individual lights, or rooms, or any combination thereof, to whatever level of brightness you choose. Amazon and Home Depot were running the starter package for two bulbs and the bridge for around $50, and each additional bulb for around $17. The optional remote was around $19, i think. Definitely worth considering if you're looking for a connected lighting solution.

 

[CrazyForApple]

these are nice but way too expensive

 

[honorlighting]

Cool lighting products

they seem to be great for home lighting.

our factory (Honor Lighting Co., Ltd) is also manufacturing LED lighting products and export worldwide.

welcome to visit us at www.honorlighting.com.

 

[ipedro]

Some very clever integration you have there.

How do you get the Withings scale to turn the lights red when you gain weight? I could really use that one. Better still if it could just lock my fridge (or turn the interior light blue so everything looks unappealing )

To reply to you (better late than never ), I use IFTTT: If my Withings Scale reports a weight below XXX, then turn my Kitchen's Hue lights red. I'm trying to gain weight. If you want to lose it, then reverse it to if you go above a certain weight, turn your lights red.

 

[Zxxv]

will these work with siri always on in ios8? i.e. just say siri turn the front room lights on, switch lights off, bed time, morning i need some light..

if your iPhone/ipad is plugged in

or maybe apple tv will have siri always on?