PHILIPS HUE GO PUTS SMART LIGHTING ON THE MOVE

Philips is adding another colourchanging smart light to the Hue family this summer, and with a built- in, rechargeable battery, you’ll be able to take it with you around the home. Dubbed Philips Hue Go, the hemispherical fixture will retail for $ 100 when it makes its debut this June, says CNET.

Sitting about the size of a cereal bowl, the plastic- bodied Philips Hue Go has no switches or buttons — instead, it connects wirelessly with the Philips Hue bridge over Zigbee, with controls situated in the Philips Hue app on your Android or iOS device. You’ll also be able to integrate it with thirdparty apps and devices built to work with Hue, including IFTTT.

The Hue Go plugs into the wall using a standard DC jack, but it’ll keep shining after you unplug it thanks to the built- in battery. Fully charged, Philips tells us the thing will shine for at least three hours — more if the brightness isn’t dialled all the way up.

Like the original Philips Hue LED bulbs, the Philips Hue Go boasts a full RGB spectrum of colours to choose from, along with a separate spectrum of white light tones ranging from 2,000K to 6,500K. Plugged in, the Hue Go’s LEDs draw just 6 watts and claim to put out 300 lumens at peak brightness — reasonably bright for an accent light.

This isn’t Philips’ first foray into smart fixtures. Last year, the brand unveiled Philips Hue Beyond, a series of high- end fixtures with colour- changing smart LEDs built right in.