Light Fair 2013: A tour of the show and a look at the future of lighting
In case you’re not familiar with it Light Fair is exactly what you’d guess it is — a giant tradeshow featuring all manner of lighting products. It’s like CES but smaller, and you’ve…
View ArticlePhilips Hue lineup expands with a BR30 bulb, readies for full home takeovers
Philips’ Hue connected lighting system — the set of LED bulbs that you control with your smartphone — has been out for a year and in that time the company has made significant […]
View ArticlePhilips LED carpet turns floors into incredibly helpful dynamic signage
Philips doesn’t just make light bulbs, the company has done lots of cool things with LEDs (like those awesome Hue bulbs). Now they’re teaming up with the carpet wizards at Desso to create some […]
View ArticlePhilips SlimStyle LED bulb drops the heat sink, looks like it’s from the future
The SlimStyle appears to be bulb-shaped, but that's actually only true in 2D. It's also missing a metal heatsink.
View ArticleHue apps for Android: A look at the quirky, clumsy, wonderful world of smart...
They are expensive, they are beautiful, and they are strangely addictive despite being light bulbs.
View ArticleLampshade.io update includes feature overhaul and Google Glass beta
The most powerful Philips Hue app for Android just received a much needed update that overhauled a lot of the existing functionality as well as opened the door for a Google Glass app […]
View ArticlePhilips Hue Tap adds a physical switch to your smart bulbs
As cool as it is to be able to whip out your phone or tablet to tweak the lighting in your home, light switches are still a really nice thing to have available. […]
View ArticlePhilips OneSpace makes your whole ceiling a light source
Lighting is a surprisingly complicated concept. Most of us buy lamps and stick them in places to produce light in our homes or install sockets to power lights, but the act of planning […]
View ArticlePhilips SlimStyle LED bulb will be as cheap as $1.97 after rebates
Think LED bulbs are too expensive? That's going to change quite soon.
View ArticleGeekout 54: OnePlus One, cheaper LEDs, and Privacy Phone with FreedomPop CEO...
Welcome back to the Geekout! This week we’re joined by FreedomPop CEO Stephen Stokols to talk gadgets, privacy, and the latest in the tech world. LED bulbs of every shape and size have […]
View ArticlePhilips expands SlimStyle line with $13 BR30 downlight
In December of last year Philips released its highly-awaited SlimStyle LED bulb. The bulb wasn’t highly-awaited so much because of leaks or rumors, but because we all knew Philips had to release a […]
View ArticleNintendo may end up owing royalties on every Wii sold
Nintendo lost a lawsuit today that could see it forced to pay out many millions in royalties to Dutch electronics company Philips. The reason? A patent owned by Philips relating to motion control […]
View ArticleSyFy Sync app prepares for Sharknado 2 with Philips Hue support
With the premiere of Sharknado 2 right around the corner, you’re probably doing everything in your power to make sure the viewing experience is the best it could possibly be. In between ordering […]
View ArticleHue Tap review: The physical switch for your smart bulbs
Philips has finally released a physical component to their smart light bulbs, making it so you don’t have to have a phone or tablet in your hand in order to control your connected […]
View ArticleAntumbra Glow is a $35 open source ambient lighting solution for your PC
Ambient lighting setups are always a good time, but in general these setups are either complex, expensive, or they don’t work with enough things to make the experience worth it. The folks at […]
View ArticlePhilips is going to ship a 40-inch 4K monitor for $870
How big is too big for a monitor? I use 24-inch displays, but I could go to 32-inch. Any bigger than that and I automatically think “too big” and TV territory. But Philips […]
View ArticlePhilips makes smart lighting easier with new Hue Ambiance app
Half of the fun in owning smart lights is playing with them, and in that respect Philips has been king from day one. The sheer volume of third party apps that allow you […]
View ArticlePhilips shows off next-gen Lightning port headphones, it’s Apple’s move now
For as much as Apple loves to keep its hardware as proprietary as possible, from FireWire cables to its steadfast refusal of SD cards and USB ports on iOS devices, at least we […]
View ArticlePhilips Hue Go is a portable bowl of light
It’s a good job Philips decided to wait until April 2nd to announce the Hue Go portable light, as I can see a lot of people questioning whether this is a joke or […]
View ArticlePhilips unveils a 60-watt equivalent LED bulb for $4.97
Philips just lowered the bar for adopting LED bulbs throughout your home with the company’s cheapest ever 60-watt equivalent LED bulb. It costs just $4.97. If that wasn’t cheap enough, when the bulb […]
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