Thumbs Up for Philips Hue
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Philips Hue
If you fancy some funky LED light bulbs that work via WiFi and a choice of either ios or android apps, then these are an awesome bit of lighting kit. I purchased The Starter Kit and four individual bulbs, so seven in total to light my flat.
Best thing is that the api is open-source so there are already quite a few apps available to create all sorts of customisations including pulsing to music and no doubt many other funky ideas.
Recommended!
errrr. . . not cheap though!
Philips Hue
If you fancy some funky LED light bulbs that work via WiFi and a choice of either ios or android apps, then these are an awesome bit of lighting kit. I purchased The Starter Kit and four individual bulbs, so seven in total to light my flat.
Best thing is that the api is open-source so there are already quite a few apps available to create all sorts of customisations including pulsing to music and no doubt many other funky ideas.
Recommended!
errrr. . . not cheap though!
Very much so Mike. Plenty bright enough, having said that I have three in my Living Room, two in my bedroom, one in the kitchen, and one in the bathroom!
I also went to John Lewis and bought five Otto Lamps as well as a couple of other designs. These are only £40 and diffuse the light brilliantly IMO.
You have to bear in mind that the Hue bulbs are large threaded bulbs only. I got a local lighting shop to change the fittings in the Ottos. A simple enough DIY job as well.
I also went to John Lewis and bought five Otto Lamps as well as a couple of other designs. These are only £40 and diffuse the light brilliantly IMO.
You have to bear in mind that the Hue bulbs are large threaded bulbs only. I got a local lighting shop to change the fittings in the Ottos. A simple enough DIY job as well.
Just added a Hue Tap switch to my system which negates having to find an iOS/android widget to fire up and control the lights. Man maths reduces the outlay to £12.48 per button. 
The lack of a power source (no batteries) plays with my head. Uses some form of kinetic energy for each press to instantly activate the mode attached to the buttons. I assume its a Zigbee thing as I've never heard of a WiFi compliant device being able to do this.
The lack of a power source (no batteries) plays with my head. Uses some form of kinetic energy for each press to instantly activate the mode attached to the buttons. I assume its a Zigbee thing as I've never heard of a WiFi compliant device being able to do this.
Aah yep . . . . looks like it.
Will give the below a read when I'm feeling fresher!
https://docs.zigbee.org/zigbee-docs/dcn/12/docs-12...
Will give the below a read when I'm feeling fresher!
https://docs.zigbee.org/zigbee-docs/dcn/12/docs-12...
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