Reddit reviews Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance 1st Generation Smart Bulb Starter Kit (Older Model 3 A19 bulbs and 1 Hub Compatible with Amazon Alexa Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant)
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Choose between millions of colors and shades of white light to light your home, wirelessly control with your smartphone or tablet, and sync your light immersively to music, games, and movies.Including the Philips Hue Bridge for the full Hue experience, these bulbs fit standard-size table lamps.Install the LED lights as you would install ordinary bulbs and pair them with the Hue Bridge, which allows you to control smart-bulb-equipped lamps and overhead lights via the Philips Hue App.Easily expand your lighting system with accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor. Pair it for automation with your existing Nest or SmartThings system.This box includes three Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 standard light bulbs, a Hue Bridge with power adapter and ethernet cable, manual, and two-year warranty.
The starter kit was $193 USD, it comes with the controller and three standard bulbs, here's the amazon link.
They're light bulbs
I've looked for something similar...Nothing seems to exist on this front as yet (Kickstarter here I come!) but you can duplicate the effect with those unfortunately expensive Philips controllable color bulbs and setting your 'dim' as a preset.
Buy this for it http://www.amazon.com/Philips-431643-Personal-Wireless-Frustration/dp/B00BSN8DN4
I use the Phillips Hue lighting system. Pricey, but awesome.
And they've got some other new options as well. Very cool stuff.
This is the current best item on the market.
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-431643-Personal-Wireless-Frustration/dp/B00BSN8DN4
Works with a lot of major control companies and also IFTTT support. Open api etc etc.
Chromecast
Harmony Smart Remote (always you to control TV with smartphone),
Smartphone Controlled Lightbulbs
Bluetooth Shower Head
Bluetooth Adapter for Car (requires headphone jack in car)
I'm using Philips Hue light bulbs. They have worked great for me so far.
There are several companies (Phillips,Belkin, etc.) that sell light bulbs or light switches that can be controlled via iPhone/Android apps.
Ex:
http://www.amazon.com/WeMo-Control-Anywhere-Automation-Smartphones/dp/B00DGEGJ02
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-431643-Personal-Wireless-Frustration/dp/B00BSN8DN4
On the app side, I recommend taking the time to try out Google Music or another music app in favor of the stock Touchwiz app. Also, remember that smaller Widget sizes are available and to try live wallpapers if thats your thing (they do eat battery life though).
Your best bet is the starter pack that comes with the hub and three bulbs. Usually around
$180-$190. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSN8DN4/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_u-Wnub10414EF
One bulb usually ranges between $50 and $60 and I'm not sure of the hub. I'm on mobile and only had time for a quick look. I can get back to you.
Thanks everyone! I ended up going with the hue starter kit (http://amzn.com/B00BSN8DN4) for the lights. I'll add something like an August smart lock and the Nest thermostat down the road.
The suggestions that you pointed me to looked really cool, but honestly, they seem too complicated for me. I know some of them are as easy as copy and paste, but frankly, I've heard the same about flashing my android phone with OTA updates and that didn't exactly work out for me. I just don't have the time to devote to learning what would be necessary to get this done the way that I want to.
Again, thank you for all of your helpful suggestions. It's really great to see such discussion and I really appreciate all of you taking the time to help me.
http://amzn.com/B00BSN8DN4
I typically remember my phone and can turn lights off with it.
Doubles as an alarm clock.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BSN8DN4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1/180-1735060-2941126?qid=1413692913&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40
Right now I'm using a cheap digital timer and a daylight spectrum bulb (http://www.verilux.com/full-spectrum-lightbulbs/compact-fluorescent-cfl/). It works well, but will look into these dimmable ones.
There are standard E27 screw in RGB LED bulbs that have wifi/bluetooth support and color/brightness fading for ~$35 on aliexpress. But I can't find any which give examples of timers and if they support dimming or just on/off times in the software.
Edit: they only support on/off. This kit advertises color shift on wake but its not cheap ($200) http://www.amazon.com/Philips-431643-Personal-Wireless-Frustration/dp/B00BSN8DN4/ref=pd_cp_hi_2
It seems to only be with Canadian Amazon, the U.S. Amazon has it for ~$20 cheaper than anywhere else- http://www.amazon.com/Philips-431643-Personal-Wireless-Frustration/dp/B00BSN8DN4.
Their is only one seller for it on Amazon.ca, so that plays a big role in the cost.
where did you buy the lightbulb? Maybe this is the solution to my problem of wanting to buy the Hue system but being too cheap to commit.
Google "hue lights competitor" to do your own further research.
Looks like there's these Lumen bulbs, but honestly if you want a color-changing lightbulb that you can control from your phone Philips seems to be on point with hue.
Also, why are you capitalizing hue? Everywhere on their site it's all lowercase. Same with amazon.