A few days ago we learned that Philips was planning to introduce nuevas smart lighting options to your catalog of Philips Hue products. These have already arrived officially and improvement in two frankly necessary aspects. On the one hand, that which affects connectivity and on the other hand, light power. So, we can say that Philips lights are now brighter and more connected than before.
Brighter and more connected
Philips Hue products are more expensive than many of their rivals when it comes to smart lighting. It is also true that their prices have been reduced over time, but changing all the lights in your home, office or game room with solutions from the manufacturer is not cheap. Even so, it is worth it for a future investment.
To alleviate this initial disadvantage, the brand launched a new bulb model that did not require the HUB for its use and remote control. just a mobile device with Bluetooth connection and the Philips app. Such a simple improvement, but at the same time effective, that allowed many users start integrating your products little by little and have the possibility to add the bridge or bridge when needed.
The Hue Bridge still remains highly recommended when the number of Hue devices increases or the experience is sought to be improved thanks to the use of new options such as remote control away from home or the possibility of connect up to 50 devices without conflicting or generating connection and control problems when the network is saturated. bluetooth connection.
Well, to make life even easier for those who want to get into these smart lighting, Philips adds new solutions with Bluetooth connectivity. To be exact, it has done so in two of its most popular products: Philips Lightstrip and Philips Bloom.
The first is the LED strip that you can now connect and control just using Bluetooth. A very convenient solution for those who want to use them, for example, in their game room, behind the desk or screen.
Then there is the Philips Bloom lamp that is ideal as a light to create atmosphere in many situations. Again, the use of the Bluetooth connection is what sets it apart from its previous generation.
Of course, if both models are interesting, so is the new one. Philips Hue A21 bulb. Here the Bluetooth issue does not stand out, because there was already a bulb model with warm white light that could be controlled using only the mobile phone. The great novelty of this is that it now reaches 1.600 lumens.
That is, it goes from 806 lm to double. Therefore, with a single bulb it will now be easier to fully illuminate rooms such as the kitchen, a garage or larger interior spaces without resorting to the use of several bulbs. To which, by the way, it is also interesting for other more creative uses that could be related to video and photography.
Price and Availability
New Philips Hue products will be available in the coming months:
- New Philips Hue White with 1.600 lm with Bluetooth it will cost 20 dollars
- New Philips Hue Lightstrip with Bluetooth will cost $79,99 and the 1m expansion strip will sell for $24,99
- Philips Hue Bloom with Bluetooth it will cost $69,99
All these products will arrive at the end of July and possibly the change to euros will keep the prices of the current models: 19,90 euros the Hue white, 79,95 euro Hue Ligtstrip and 69,99 euros the Hue Bloom.
In short, these new Philips products respond to all those users who had two clear needs. On the one hand brighter bulbs and on the other solutions that did not depend on a HUB that always raised the initial cost, even if it was amortized in the long run.