Philips Hue has a new product announcement to make life even easier for us. The new Motion Sensor is fully wireless and can go anywhere around your home to trigger your Philips Hue lighting on and off. Using two AAA batteries that last over two years, the Motion Detector can be programmed to activate individual lights or scenes as well as times of day so you don't blast the lights on at night.
The device has an adjustable angle of 30 degrees horizontally and vertically and has a range of about 16ft. Pricing for the Motion Sensor will be $39.95 and should be a great accessory for those of you who already own Philips Hue lights. You can purchase these new lights and motion detectors at Amazon.
In addition to this accessory, Philips is also refreshing the White and Color Ambiance Bulbs. These new bulbs offer richer colors especially in the blue and green colors which were always a weak point for the Philips Hue.
I personally have about 8 Philips Hue lights in my home including both color and white bulbs and I do enjoy the lights as well as the convenience of the system. The color bulbs have always been weak with color accuracy and are definitely dim with some colors so hopefully these new bulbs will improve things. That said, I rarely if ever am using these colors anyway. I love the ability of changing color temperature of the white bulbs throughout the day to best match ambient lighting conditions. Motion detectors are great for garage and even bathroom lighting and personally I have been using the Samsung Smartthings sensors for controlling my light. I am looking forward to testing the new motion detector from Philips to see if it can better integrate with my lighting setup.