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The Verge
17-06-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Philips' new ambient wall light is now available
Signify has officially announced its new Philips Hue Play Wall Washer light, which was previously leaked by Amazon UK earlier this month. The company has also launched its new Philips Hue AI assistant in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with a broader global release expected by the end of August. Available now in Europe, the US, and Canada in a black or white finish, the Philips Hue Play Wall Washer is $219.99 for a single unit or $384.99 for a two-pack, which is slightly cheaper than the $270 for a single unit suggested in the leak. That's still quite a bit more expensive than the $89.99 Philips Hue Light Bar that offers similar functionality, but the new Wall Washer is over twice as bright, projecting up to 1,035 lumens of white or colored light. Featuring an aluminum matte finish, the Wall Washer uses LEDs angled upwards to cast a wider dispersion of light and its intensity, brightness, and position can be adjusted using an 'intuitive 3D drag-and-drop feature in the Hue app,' so it shines exactly where you need it. It also works with the Hue HDMI Sync box and Sync apps so the light responds and complements what you're watching or listening to, and is compatible with voice assistants, including Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, and Google Assistant. First announced earlier this year, Philips Hue's new generative AI assistant creates new lighting scenes, or recommends existing ones, based on prompts that are either spoken or typed into the Hue app, like 'Give me a scene for a spooky Halloween party.' The assistant can also be used to adjust the brightness and color settings of Hue lights, while additional features like creating automations and schedules, and 'in-app support via a chatbot,' are coming 'later this year,' according to Hue.
The Verge
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Amazon has leaked Philips' new ambient wall light
Amazon's UK site has an early listing for what appears to be a successor to the Philips Hue Play Light Bar. The new Philips Hue Play Smart Wall Washer also casts an ambient glow on walls that can be synced to music and videos, but illuminates a wider area with better color output than its predecessor, thanks to 'precisely arranged LEDs.' The Hue Wall Washer appears to be a significant upgrade over the Light Bar, but it's considerably more expensive, too. The Light Bar is currently on sale for $69.99 (normally $89.99) or available in a two-pack for $159.99, while a single Wall Washer unit is £199.99, or around $270, according to Hueblog. It's expected to be released sometime in the next four months. With a design that appears similar to Philips' Hue Twilight smart sunrise lamp but without the forward-facing bedside lamp functionality, the Hue Play Smart Wall Washer projects up to 1,035 lumens of white or colored light that the company says 'covers three times as much surface in colorful light as other wall washers,' no matter how far you have it positioned from a wall. It accomplishes this using Philips' ColorCast technology, which angles the LEDs diagonally upwards. Standing just over 6 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide, the Wall Washer can be positioned behind or nearby a TV, and because it's made from aluminum with a matte finish instead of shiny reflective plastic, Philps says it 'won't catch any glare from the TV off the light itself.' Despite being over twice as bright as the Philips Hue Play Light Bar (which offers 500 lumens of illumination), the new Wall Washer features 'utra-low dimming' so it can be used to create a subtle lighting effect or even function as a night light. It's also Bluetooth compatible (there's currently no mention of Zigbee support on Amazon's listing) and can be controlled with voice commands through Google Assistant, Apple's Siri, and Amazon's Alexa smart assistants.
