Hue’s Updated Smart Button Is Bigger in Size and Price
Summary
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Hue has unveiled an intelligent redesigned button, larger and different in aesthetics, but with the same features.
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The intelligent button always requires a hue bridge, can control the lights or individual groups and is compatible with the platforms of material.
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The new intelligent button costs $ 32.99 in the United States, which is $ 3 more than before, leading to concerns of potential price increases.
Hue’s intelligent lighting ecosystem has become a little larger, in two different ways. The company known for its wide range of smart lights and switches has unveiled an updated version of its smart button, but it has a price.
The biggest changes you will notice from the start are in the design of the smart button. It had a little growth thrust, now measuring 45 mm (1.8 inches) in diameter, which is a notable jump of the 32 mm of the predecessor. No more more rounded and bulbous bulbous aesthetics, replaced by a flatter and more angular appearance. The large plastic wall plate which looked like a traditional lighting switch has also been altered, now just a small metal plate almost the size of the button. The intelligent button is magnetically attaches to the plate.
New / old
Regarding functionality, you essentially look at the same features. This zigbee device still requires a Hue bridge, and via the Hue application, you can program it to control the individual bulbs or whole groups of lights. The button can be configured to trigger a specific scene depending on the time of day or bicycle through a selection of scenes.
Nor is it limited to a single press. A press and a socket can decrease your lights, and you can also use it to launch automation with several pressures. It is also compatible with platforms supported by matter like Apple Home, just like before. You will always get the two years of lifespan promised the CR2032 battery, which is now apparently easier to replace.
Here is where things get bigger in a different way, especially if you are in the United States. The new intelligent button is available directly on the Hue site, and it comes with a slight price increase at $ 32.99 compared to the previous $ 29.99. Although it is only a difference of $ 3, it is a little more than its price of £ 19.99 in the United Kingdom and € 21.99 in the EU. This disparity, associated with a recent Hue email referring to other price increases for American customers from July 1, raises some eyebrows. It seems that Hue, already one of the more expensive smart lighting brands, could become even more expensive for those of us in the United States.
Source: the rod
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