The new bulbs from Philips Hue They are expected to arrive during the last quarter of 2021, specifically during the month of September. These will be brighter and could mark the start of something highly anticipated by many users already: support for Matter.
Brighter, more varied and more connected
Any brand knows what happens to continue to attract the attention of its users and to attract new ones must be in continuous movement. That implies launching news from time to time and it is not necessary that they be precisely at the hardware level. Sometimes a good software update can be more than enough to revive interest in your products or services.
However, we cannot deny that having new products is always attractive and it seems that one of the main brands in the field of intelligent lighting is preparing a new proposal. We refer to Philips Hue and its future smart bulbs that would arrive from September to complete even more the interesting catalog of connected light bulbs, according to data published by some specialized media.
The new Philips Hue that the brand will launch will become brighter. That means that if right now they offer about 800 lumens as maximum brightness level, with the new models they will go to the 1.100 lumens. An increase that may not seem like much, but it will mean a better experience for all those users who are looking for more light in larger rooms without having to resort to the use of several luminaires, yes or yes.
Of course, this will not be the maximum value, apparently they are also working on offering a lighting solution more capable of reaching the 1.600 lumens of power and will be available as a Hue White, Hue White Ambiance and Hue Color Ambiance light. That is to say, it will not be a bulb capable of offering only white light, also warm, cold or RGB colours.
Furthermore, a new line of LED filament bulbs is also being prepared. These will offer warm white and cool white and a maximum brightness of 550 lumens. Logically they have less power, but they are bulbs that are designed more to decorate and achieve more relaxed environments than for the lighting function itself when, for example, we want to carry out other activities that require adequate light to carry it out, such as reading.
New products for a new standard, Matter
The launch of these new Philips Hue products may not come alone and the other great news they have prepared is the start of support for Matter. So all these solutions would already come with the corresponding seal that guarantees compatibility with the new connection standard for smart home products.
Logically, as they also commented at the time, there would be a firmware update that would provide the Philips Hue Bridge with support also for Matter. Thus, all current devices could be integrated into Matter-compatible installations and take advantage of advantages such as better interoperability with different voice assistants, especially Siri.