Philips Hue to introduce new bulbs in September
New and brighter Philips Hue bulbs are expected to launch by September with refinements to existing designs.
Brighter standard Philips Hue bulbs are coming in September
The Philips Hue lineup supports many different lighting form factors, and new lights are being added all the time. Philips Hue is compatible with Apple's HomeKit via a connected bridge and is often one of the first smart home devices purchased by customers.
According to hueblog, Philips will announce new bulbs in August or September. The new bulbs include brighter versions of the standard bulbs, filament bulbs, and a new E14 filament base for the European region.
The current standard bulb is rated for 806 lumens, but this will increase to 1,100 lumens, and 1,600 lumens depending on the wattage purchased. The new bulbs require more passive cooling, so the bulb frame will be larger.
The filament bulb lineup will soon have a white ambiance version. The maximum brightness will be 550 lumens.
For European customers, Philips is introducing a new small filament bulb with the E14 base. However, these bulbs will only be available with a fixed color temperature at launch.
The hueblog post also mentions "top secret" new products. These are said to include technology found in the gradient light strip that enables simultaneous output of multiple colors.
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Brighter standard Philips Hue bulbs are coming in September
The Philips Hue lineup supports many different lighting form factors, and new lights are being added all the time. Philips Hue is compatible with Apple's HomeKit via a connected bridge and is often one of the first smart home devices purchased by customers.
According to hueblog, Philips will announce new bulbs in August or September. The new bulbs include brighter versions of the standard bulbs, filament bulbs, and a new E14 filament base for the European region.
The current standard bulb is rated for 806 lumens, but this will increase to 1,100 lumens, and 1,600 lumens depending on the wattage purchased. The new bulbs require more passive cooling, so the bulb frame will be larger.
The filament bulb lineup will soon have a white ambiance version. The maximum brightness will be 550 lumens.
For European customers, Philips is introducing a new small filament bulb with the E14 base. However, these bulbs will only be available with a fixed color temperature at launch.
The hueblog post also mentions "top secret" new products. These are said to include technology found in the gradient light strip that enables simultaneous output of multiple colors.
Keep up with everything Apple in the weekly AppleInsider Podcast -- and get a fast news update from AppleInsider Daily. Just say, "Hey, Siri," to your HomePod mini and ask for these podcasts, and our latest HomeKit Insider episode too.If you want an ad-free main AppleInsider Podcast experience, you can support the AppleInsider podcast by subscribing for $5 per month through Apple's Podcasts app, or via Patreon if you prefer any other podcast player.
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By the way, despite what the manufacturer claims, the bulbs are all dimmer than incandescent bulbs, and it takes extra bulbs to get the same amount of light. So unless you have the vision of an owl, get the brightest bulbs you can get, since they are all supposed to be energy efficient anyway. And don't bother with colour bulbs, which cost way too much extra and are rarely useful.
/opinion
But hey, about a year ago I bought one of the lights for a "give it a try...mate".
What a shocker. I know have 40 various Hue lights around and in my house !! Brilliant stuff just brilliant !
The best ones are the 10 garden lights that go up my driveway.
Hey, does anyone know how I can I make them turn on one after the other as I motor up the driveway? Or even change colour as I drive up the drive way.?
Like the internal space ship lights in one of those sci-fi movies.
I also bought the Phillips Hue light strip, a novelty really, and put it behind a cabinet under the TV. Kids like it so I kept it.
I prefer the bulbs vs. a smart outlet for lamps that are not controlled by a switch. When the lamp is controlled by a switch I use the Lutron switches instead b/c I can use the switch and app. So for "me" the bulbs aren't very useful.
I presume these lumen ratings apply when every LED in the bulb is driven at 100% output? Thus any color variant will be some degree dimmer, depending on the hue you choose?
So I’m thinking this new 100W equivalent will be closer to 75W in practice?
By and large for whites you'll get *in the ballpark* for lumens. Start dialing out to fancy colors though and the brightness can drop off a cliff. I don't think the RGB LEDs are anywhere near the lumens levels of the white LED(s).
I have no idea of the actual Lm output by either the CFL or my Hue Color and White/Ambience lights but I'll try even 75W Hue lights.
I've had very few issues over basic use of Hues and HomeKit, and no end of trouble with WeMo switches. Some bright Hues in those locations would be so much easier to deal with. My only issue with voice control of my Hue kit is Siri. If I use my phone, it's all good. If I use my Watch or HomePod Siri, no good will come of it.