TL;DR
- The Philips Hue Tento sensible lamps are the corporate’s most inexpensive ceiling lights but.
- Sizes vary from 29.1 to 54.2 cm, with output out there in white, adjustable coloration temperature, and full RGB.
- Availability is simply getting began in Europe, however US launch plans stay up within the air.
While you’re establishing your sensible dwelling, you’ve bought no scarcity of choices to select from. And as long as all the things you’re utilizing helps Google Residence, you’re largely free to combine and match sensible switches, shops, and lights throughout producers. However for as a lot as we love having that form of flexibility, there’s additionally quite a bit to be mentioned for locating one firm you actually like, and going all-in on their ecosystem — that manner, all the things aligns not simply when it comes to performance, but in addition in design, resulting in a extremely cohesive appear and feel. One in all our favourite options like that’s Philips Hue from Signify, and at this time we’re trying out the subsequent section of its sensible lighting {hardware}.
Sensible bulbs are a good way to modernize an present lamp or fixture, however whether or not you’re including lights someplace new, or simply fascinated with a contemporary new look, Philips has tons of absolutely built-in sensible lamps — and with trendy LEDs, it’s not such as you’ll be altering plenty of bulbs, anyway. To these present choices we will quickly add the brand new Hue Tento lineup, as reported by Hueblog.
The secret right here actually appears to be affordability, and with Tento already listed on worldwide Philips Hue websites, it’s clear the diploma to which these undercut present Hue ceiling lighting options, beginning at simply €70 (~$76). Even at that comparatively low value level, there’s a pleasant quantity of selection when it comes to the {hardware} right here, with seven distinct choices, throughout three sizes. You may have your decide of full RGB coloration in both 29.1, 42.1, or 54.2 cm sizes, or “white ambiance,” which simply offers you management over the colour temperature, in the identical three sizes. And in case you simply wish to maintain it easy, there’s a single 29.1 cm possibility out there in common, outdated, non-adjustable white.
It’s not but clear which markets Signify may convey these Tento lamps to, and what pricing may seem like throughout them, but when we see these come to the US it’s possible pricing would high out round $230 for the biggest full-color Tento. Oh, and talking of coloration, the frames of all these lamps might be out there in your selection of black or white.
We’ll be curious to see how these gross sales get began, as this represents an intriguing, inexpensive possibility for including professional-looking sensible lighting to your own home.
