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<\/a><\/p>\nThe lamp itself is designed as a smart LED table light capable of white and colour illumination, intended to create mood lighting or accent lighting throughout the home. Philips Hue\u2019s White & Colour Ambiance range typically supports millions of colours and tunable white tones, and these lights are fully dimmable via the Hue app or voice control (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant etc).<\/p>\n
This style of table lamp pairs well with other Hue smart lighting products \u2013 such as the Philips Hue Signe Smart Table Lamp and Philips Hue Iris Smart Table Lamp, White \u2013 offering users a choice of shapes and lighting intensities to suit different rooms and d\u00e9cor schemes.<\/p>\n
MATTER INTEROPERABILITY<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t Whilst it\u2019s not explicitly mentioned, the new Flourish should work using Matter over Thread. As this is specifically mentioned as Matter compatible, it could only be so if it either used Matter over Wifi (uncommon for a Hue device), or Matter over Thread. Of course it could be exposed to Matter via the company\u2019s own Hue Bridge or Bridge Pro, but then it\u2019s unlikely that it would be able to show the Matter logo on the packaging, much like older Hue bulbs didn\u2019t show the \u2018Works with Apple Home\u2019 logo on their packaging as they were reliant on the Hue Bridge for Apple Home compatibility. It does also offer standard Zigbee 3.0 compatibility via one of the companies own Hue Bridge and Bridge Pro, which would also expose the lamp to all ecosystems.<\/p>\n Once paired with a Matter Controller with a Thread Border Router (such as a HomePod mini), the lamp can be added directly to smart home setups via Apple Home, bridging native Apple Home controls with broader platform support. Voice commands \u2013 whether through Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant \u2013 allow hands-free control over light on\/off, colour, brightness and scene activation.<\/p>\n Philips Hue continues to expand its ecosystem beyond bulbs and light strips into general smart home lighting. The company\u2019s portfolio now includes a wide range of table lamps, floor lamps, ceiling fixtures, and portable accent lighting options.\u00a0Matter support also places Hue products in a growing cohort of devices compatible with Apple Home\u2019s expanding feature set, including upcoming enhancements such as Adaptive Lighting in iOS (which dynamically adjusts colour temperature throughout the day).<\/p>\n The one fly in the Hue ointment, so to speak, is that whilst they\u2019ve rested on their laurels in recent years, many other manufacturers have caught up and, in several cases, overtaken Hue in terms of broader reach. Govee, for example, has been particularly prolific of late, offering a vast range of lighting products, including outdoor options. Whilst these rely on Matter over Wi-Fi, for the casual user this is arguably a benefit, as there\u2019s no requirement for a hub. IKEA, too, has begun to wake from its smart home slumber and is now starting to roll out Matter over Thread lighting products, including the recently announced<\/a> Varmblixt \u2018donut\u2019 lamp.<\/p>\n The new Hue Flourish is available to purchase on Amazon.e<\/a>s (Spain) for \u20ac149.99, whilst it\u2019s listed on Amazon.de<\/a>, amazon.it,<\/a> and Amazon.fr<\/a>, but currently out of stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philips Hue has broadened its smart lighting portfolio with a new Matter-compatible LED table lamp aimed at mood…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[146889,146890,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-253657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple-home","tag-hue","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n