While the iPhone app is a great way to control your Philips Hue lighting, there are times when a good old-fashioned button is more convenient – especially for the less techy members of your household. Philips already offers the Hue Tap, but that’s a little clunky and designed for wall-mounting only. Its new Philips Hue Wireless Dimming Kit is much sleeker, and is designed so that you can wall-mount it or use it as a handheld remote.
The dimmer can control up to 10 Hue bulbs at once, with Philips promising that the dimming will be smooth, flicker-free and buzz-free. The company also says the firmware can be upgraded for HomeKit compatibility when Philips adds its hub device in the fall …
The Philips Hue Wireless Dimming Kit is currently available for pre-order in North America, and will be shipped in September. The company offers a range of lighting products, starting from just $20.
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“Philips already offers the Hue Tap, but that’s a little clunky and designed for wall-mounting only. ” No, it isn’t…
Compared to this switch, yes it is.
Great, so we can expect a review from you soon then, Ben? :)
I actually don’t use Hue myself – I have WeMo switches on our existing lighting. http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/29/review-belkin-wemo-switch-motion-home-automation-for-the-rest-of-us/
urm I don’t get it – the tap controls scenes – does this just control one bulb / group of bulbs. why aren’t they making a ‘scene controller’ or whatever the right terminology is as well?