Philips hue

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Looking to add further functionality to its range of smartphone-controlled hue light bulbs, Philips has announced a kinetic-powered switch to extend control over color settings to times when your smart device might be out of reach.

TP Vision has announced an upgrade to its Ambilight TV backlighting system designed to work alongside (well, underneath) Philips' hue color-change LED light bulbs, effectively allowing Ambilight effects to fill the entire room.