philips hug has expanded its smart lighting portfolio with new products. Matter compatible LED table lamp It is aimed at mood and ambience lighting and marks another step in the company’s ongoing transition to broader interoperability across the smart home ecosystem.

The new Matter-certified lamp plugs into the Hue slot. White and color atmosphere Category of smart table lighting. Exact technical specifications for this particular model were not available at the time of writing, but it shares a design philosophy and feature set with other Hue table lamps on the market.

Design |Functionality

The lamp itself is designed as a smart LED table light capable of white and colored illumination, and is intended to create mood or accent lighting throughout your home. Philips Hue’s White & Color Ambiance series typically supports millions of colors and adjustable white tones, and these lights are fully dimmable via the Hue app or voice control (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, etc.).

This style of table lamp pairs well with other Hue smart lighting products, such as the Philips Hue Signe Smart Table Lamp and the Philips Hue Iris Smart Table Lamp, White, allowing users to choose the shape and lighting intensity to suit different rooms and decorating schemes.

Important interoperability

Although not explicitly mentioned, the new Flourish is supposed to work like this: more important than threads. like this teeth Although specifically mentioned as being Matter compatible, it is only considered compatible if you use Matter over Wifi (not common with Hue devices) or Matter over Thread. Of course, it could be exposed to Matter via the company’s own Hue Bridge or Bridge Pro, but in that case it would be unlikely to display the Matter logo on the packaging, just as older Hue bulbs relied on the Hue Bridge for compatibility with Apple Home and therefore did not display the “Works with Apple Home” logo on the packaging. It also offers standard Zigbee 3.0 compatibility through the company’s proprietary Hue Bridge and Bridge Pro, exposing the lamp to the entire ecosystem.

When paired with a Matter controller with a Thread Border Router (such as a HomePod mini), you can add the lamp directly to your smart home setup via Apple Home, bridging native Apple Home controls with broad platform support. Voice commands through Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant give you hands-free control over lights on/off, color, brightness, and scene activation.

Philips Hue continues to expand its ecosystem beyond light bulbs and light strips to general smart home lighting. The company’s portfolio includes a wide range of table lamps, floor lamps, ceiling fixtures, and portable accent lighting options. With Matter support, Hue products join a growing cohort of devices that are compatible with Apple Home’s expanded feature set, including upcoming enhancements like iOS’s Adaptive Lighting (dynamically adjusting color temperature throughout the day).

The only downside to Hue salve, so to speak, is that while they’ve been resting on their laurels in recent years, many other manufacturers have caught up with, and in some cases surpassed, Hue to a wider extent. Govee, for example, has been particularly prolific lately, offering a wide range of lighting products, including outdoor options. These rely on Matter over Wi-Fi, but don’t require a hub, which is probably an advantage for casual users. IKEA is also starting to wake up from its smart home slumber and is now rolling out Matter over Thread lighting products. recently announced Varmblixt’s “Donut” lamp.

You can purchase the new Hue Flourish below. amazon es (Spain) for 149.99 euros, amazonado, amazon.it, and Amazon.frHowever, it is currently out of stock.