![]() “We are driven by the principle that light is essential,” Signify CEO Eric Rondolat states. The name Signify originates “from the fact that light becomes an intelligent language, which connects and conveys meaning”. In May 2018, Philips Lighting changed its name into Signify, but it continues to use the Philips brand. In 2016, Philips Lighting spun off from Philips, becoming a separate company. Today, Philips is one of the largest electronic companies in the world focussing on healthcare, electronics, and lighting.Īlready back in 2008 Philips demonstrated the future of lighting with the LivingColors LED lamps mood lights, before stepping 2012 into the smart lighting era. Royal Philips is headquartered in the Netherlands and was founded 1891 by Gerard Philips and no, he did not invent the Phil lips screwdriver. Philips is the world leader in lighting for over 125 years and a pioneer in smart lighting, who has developed a broad product range and thriving third-party app ecosystem throughout the years.įor a general introduction to smart lighting, please see Introduction to Smart Lighting: A Very Brief History of Light. There are many smart lighting vendors: Osram with Lightify, LIFX, Hive, Nanoleaf and lately IKEA with TRÅDFRI, just to name a few. Philips Hue is a personal wireless lighting system, which you can control and automate from your smartphone, through smart accessories and smart assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google. ![]() We will look into efficiently setting up – just a couple and also many – lights with the Philips Hue app and prepare a setup which we can easily integrate with our voice assistants: Siri, Alexa, and Google. In this post, we will shed some light on the basic principles of smart lighting and the Philips Hue product family and generations.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |