With Philips Hue Festavia, Signify is launching a smart chain of lights just in time for Christmas, which is intended to create a colorful ambience or a colorful Christmas tree with various effects.
250 mini leds and gradient color gradient
The chain of lights has a total length of 20 meters, over which 250 adjustable mini LEDs are distributed. It should be suitable for attachment to the Christmas tree or for decorating the house. Like all of the manufacturer's smart lamps and lights, the chain of lights is controlled via the Signify Philips Hue app. In addition to the color, the user can also set the brightness, so Festavia is dimmable, or switch the chain of lights on and off.
For example, time-controlled switching on and off can be controlled via automations or a timer can be configured. The light chain can also be synced to the music with Spotify or Samsung SmartThings to flash, glow and change color to match the music, which requires a Zigbee connection and an internet connection.
By setting several different color points in the app, a gradient color gradient can be created along the chain of lights, so the chain of lights does not have to glow in the same color over its entire length. The user can set five color tones in the RGBW spectrum, so not all 250 mini-LEDs can be controlled individually.
Philips Hue Festavia light chain (Image: Signify)
Zigbee and Bluetooth, but not used outdoors
But the new chain of lights is for outdoors not suitable because it is not properly sealed. It may only be used indoors. Bluetooth is supported for the direct connection to the smartphone, but Festavia can also be connected to the Hue Bridge via Zigbee and thus controlled from anywhere.
New features: sparkle effect and diffuse mode
The Festavia light chain also offers a Sparkle effect and a diffuse mode added as new features in the Philips Hue app. The sparkle effect is intended to provide a festive sparkle, the diffuse mode randomly distributes five colors to the individual LEDs of the light chain. But the candle and chimney effects already known from other lights can also be used with the Festavia light chain.
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Philips Hue Festavia will be available from tomorrow, November 11, 2022, at a suggested retail price of EUR 159.99 in Germany and Austria and CHF 199.95 in Switzerland . It is sold exclusively through the Philips Hue online store.