#PHILLIPS HUE GO FOR READING DOWNLOAD#

Download the Philips Hue app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store and pairing your device to the bridge should get you started with the smart lighting experience.įrom the app, you can customise the colour as well as the brightness as you like. That means, getting at least the Hue Bridge controller (RM 263.21) and link it up with the Hue Go light. If you want more functionality from the Hue Go, you will definitely need to dive into the Hue ecosystem. Philips has replied our question regarding overcharging the battery and turns out it is not an issue. In my case, I just keep the light plugged in since I have no plan to bring it around the house. Charging would take up to 1 hour and 30 minutes which seem to be forever. Judging from the shadow in the chassis and the weight, it seems the battery is relatively small. So yes, the light works by itself and the built-in battery would last up to 3 hours depending on the colour and brightness. Turning off the light is really simple – just holding the button for 3 seconds.

#PHILLIPS HUE GO FOR READING UPDATE#

I hope that Philips would deliver an update to add extra preset slots of user customisable preset. However, the bad news is, if you change the colour to one of its built-in presets, you will have to repeat the double press select colour process again. The good news is that the Hue Go will remember your colour of choice, the next time you turn on the light it will be the last colour it was on. What’s missing from the physical control is the brightness adjustment.

If you want to pick your own colour, just double press and hold the button and the Hue Go will cycle through the colour spectrum. Enchanted Forest (yellow & green cycle).Continue pressing the button and it will toggle among the seven built-in presets that can auto cycle the colours: DesignĪ single press on the button and the light will turn on. I do understand that the cabling could have been done better by drilling a hole at the bottom of the table but the dangling cable won’t be a huge distraction if you’re placing the table at the corner of the room. Until I saw the Philips Hue Go, it is such a perfect combination of the two. While many of their table lamps have a clean design but I just can’t find the best-suited one to pair with IKEA HATTEN bedside table without taking up too much space. I have been searching for the best bed-side lamp all these while and have considered many options from IKEA. The unboxing experience is very similar to the rest of the Philips Hue products. Of course, there is some part that didn’t go so well with the actual usage and we shall take a look at each and every one of them.

#PHILLIPS HUE GO FOR READING PORTABLE#

It is the combination of design, portable and smart makes the Philips Hue Go stand out from other table lamps and the rest of the many other “dumb” lights. Sometimes, it is not the specs that defines everything. Join me to find out what you should be expecting after spending RM376.42 for a table lamp. For someone like me who has invested in the Philips Hue smart lighting, I just can not pass-on with the opportunity to review this elegantly designed lamp. The Philips Hue Go is a little portable smart lamp that can work on its own or through its smart Hue ecosystem.

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