Philips Hue unveils new Play lamps and upgraded candle bulbs — plus switches that can bring Hue power to…
- New Hue Play lamps to expand your immersive lighting
- Upgraded candle bulbs with full-spectrum daylight and Matter compatibility
- New smart switches, including dimmer switches
My house is full of Philips Hue smart bulbs, motion detectors and various flavours of lightstrips, but one thing I haven't been able to do is integrate old-fashioned light fixtures into my hue setup – so for example if you've got a ceiling light that doesn't use the kind of bulbs that can be swapped out for Hue ones, you're out of luck. Or at least, you were. Hue now offers smart light switches that you can use to add non-smart lights to your Hue system.
There are two versions, the Hue Wired On/Off and the Hue Wired Dimmer. Simply swap them for the original light switches and you can then control the appropriate lighting with the Hue app or compatible voice assistants.
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