Towards the end of 2015, Philips’ Friends of Hue program welcomed new partners in the shape of Samsung SmartThings, Logitech, and Bosch. In January 2018, more partners from North America, namely Access Lighting, ELK, ET2, and Craftmade, became Friends of Hue.
Today, the company has announced that it is expanding the Friends of Hue program to include more players. The latest additions are all about smart switches that seamlessly integrate with Philips Hue products and as usual, they come in a variety of models designed and developed for the Hue ecosystem.
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The new players are from Europe, namely Feller, Niko and Vimar and according to Philips, these Friends of Hue switches will turn your Philips Hue lights on, off, dim and even recall your favorite scenes. As you’d expect, the switches will be sold in a variety of colors and styles that match everybody’s taste.
According to the company, it’ll be possible to configure them in the Philips Hue app and use them alongside a multitude of other third-party apps, including Google Assistant and Alexa, as well as web-based platforms such as IFTTT. The company also notes that Friends of Hue products will be continuously updated in order to integrate new features as they come by.
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To take an early look at the latest Friends of Hue, the company will be showcasing them at Light+Building 2018 on March 19 beginning 13.00 CET. There’s also the option to watch the live press conference online via the link below. As for their availability, Philips says that the first batch of Friends of Hue switches will start shipping in Q4 2018.
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