Control Your Home Lighting With Smartphone-Friendly Hue

You've seen this scene before, probably in movies: A bon vivant arrives home with someone he's trying to impress and, at the tap of a button, the lighting in his enviable dwelling fades to a perfect, mood-setting hue.

Lighting systems like these used to be unrealistic - or too expensive - for normal folks. Now Philips Electronics is making adjustable lighting a little more accessible, with Hue.

Hue is a $200, ZigBee-connected lighting system. It works with energy-saving LED bulbs, and the bulbs are controlled over Wi-Fi with an iOS or Android app.

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