Specifications
With its product Hue Bloom Table Lamp (White) , the brand Philips presents an innovative smart home solution for intelligent lighting control. This product has been categorized as table lamp.
Communication
A wide variety of technologies can be used to control the Smarthome light, each of which can have its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, control via Wifi can be integrated into an existing network over longer distances, but consumes more power than, for example, Zigbee or Bluetooth. Wifi is therefore only suitable for devices that are permanently connected to the power grid. Hue Bloom Table Lamp (White) supports the following technologies:
- Wireless Bluetooth connection technology
Supported functions
The following features/functions are supported by this device:
- Switch the light on or off via your smartphone or the Bridge.
- Adjustment of the light intensity.
- Adjustment of the color temperature settings to warm or cool shades of white.
- Multiple colors can be selected in the smartphone app.
- The lamp can be adjusted so that it shines in a clear white.
- Over-the-air updates
Third party integrations
Don't want to use the integration/bridge that the manufacturer Philips specifies? That's not a problem. See the list below for all verified integrations that work with Hue Bloom Table Lamp (White) :
- ioBroker - Intelligent platform for smart home solutions
Light
The lamp can assume a color temperature between 2000 and 6500 kelvin. The unit lumen is a measurement to determine the amount of light emitted per given time. Conversely, this means that the higher the lumen, the brighter a lamp shines. As a rule, for example, 500-600 lumens per square meter are sufficient to illuminate a bathroom. For comparison, the Hue Bloom Table Lamp (White) is given as 500. The power consumption might also be relevant for some. Philips has indicated this with 7.1 w.
Design
Unfortunately, in this case, we have to start with bad news regarding the design, because the sustainability aspect was neglected in the light sources installed in the device. The manufacturer did not take the replacement of the bulbs into account, which means that the entire device has to be replaced. The housing is made of metal/plastic and comes in a White color. The device weighs 452 g.
Protection
The smart home lights have a classification of IP20 and may offer a certain degree of protection against water, dust and accidental contact. Further details can be found in the IP code article on Wikipedia.