Using voice commands via the Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant or your smartphone to turn on your Philips smart light bulbs is convenient, but even better is just walking into a room and ta-daa!

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Next month, Philips will start shipping its new Hue smart-bulb motion detector, which will allow consumers to control their Philips Hue smart bulbs by gesturing or simply entering or exiting a room.

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The Philips Hue Motion Sensor will trigger your Hue light ...

If you own Philips Hue smart bulbs, don’t think twice about adding Philips’ Hue motion sensor; it’s a nearly flawless upgrade to the Hue ecosystem. Motion-activated lighting isn’t a new idea. Whether ...

There are plenty of ways to turn on connected lighting, from an app on your phone, through smart switches like Logitech Pop, to voice control via Alexa or Siri, but Philips wants to make it as simple ...

Philips has unveiled a new motion sensor device, Hue, which is capable of turning on smart lights when it detects movement in the room. Previously, you could use voice commands through Amazon Echo's ...

Philips Hue is introducing some new features that make it easier to match brightness levels on different lights and fine-tune motion sensor automation, manufacturer Signify announced. The company also ...