Philips Hue with 200 Apps Leads Connected Lighting System

Philips Hue has assumed world’s leading, versatile connected home lighting system following the creation of over 200 third-party apps that transform the way people experience and interact with light.

Last year Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, took the pioneering step of granting open access to Philips Hue software, and encouraging developers to find creative new ways of integrating digitized light into the home.

Presently, the number of third-party apps for Philips Hue connected home lighting system has passed the 200-mark, enabling people to experience light in new and innovative ways:

Movies and music are immersed into the living room through matching light to a scene or the beat of a song;

Ambience at home can now reflect a personal mood or occasion through personalized light settings;

Mornings are more energized thorough the gradual brightening of light to awake you and staying connected to your friends and family is easier through ‘light notifications’ for incoming emails and social media updates

“This milestone in apps confirms that Philips Hue has redefined the purpose of what light can do in people’s homes,” said Jeroen de Waal, general manager of Connected Lighting for the Home at Philips Lighting. “Looking towards the future where many aspects of a home will be connected with Internet of Things, we are eager to continue leading the way in connected lighting for the home. With this in mind, we welcome further collaborations with developers to deliver the best possible lighting experience.”

Philips Hue sits at the center of the Internet of Things and is a driving force in collaboration between like-minded innovative companies such as Apple and Logitech.

Through partnerships such as these, Philips Hue will be able to communicate with appliances, heating, blinds and much more, delivering innovations that impact on people’s lives everyday.

The diverse applications of Philips Hue are set to grow further still following the launch of a new, dedicated site for its active developer community.

David Pewzner, developer for popular app OnSwitch, said, “Philips Hue’s open API has unlocked possibilities that were only previously available with expensive professional hardware. We’re now able to give this professional functionality, and more, to consumers with each developer able to bring their own vision for connected lighting to the market. With every new app the consumer wins again, as they can get a different functionality to suit their needs.”

Philips Hue’s developer platform makes it easy to create new applications and business models for light, and just last month Philips Hue was awarded ‘Top API for the Internet of Things’ at the annual ‘I Love APIs Conference’.

Top third-party apps for Philips Hue create the most immersive entertainment you’ll ever have at home.

Washing the walls with the dominant on-screen colors, Syfy Sync allows viewers of its movies from the cult Sharknado franchise a heightened cinematic experience.

The Philips Hue-enabled app listens to a specially-designed ‘light-track’ to take its cues and adjust the connected lighting to make you feel part of the action.

Alternatively, turn your room into a light effect for your TV with Huebilight, setting your lighting to mimic your favorite program or sporting event, among other effects.