Over the summer, a few new and upcoming Philips Hue light fixtures leaked online, including an Outdoor Light Strip and White Ambience Adore Vanity Mirror. This week, the company has announced prices and confirmed an August 20 launch date for most of these products, as well as revealed a collection of new Hue lights. As usual, all of the new Hue lights are compatible with Apple's HomeKit platform.

To start off, the previously seen Outdoor Lightstrip is designed specifically for all-weather use with a diffused coating that ensures the Lightstrip can be used as both a direct or indirect light source. Users can easily bend and shape the Lightstrip for all yard designs, or apply it to fences and railways using included clips and screws.

hue lightstrip outdoor image
The White and Color Ambiance Outdoor Lightstrip will cost $159.99 in a 16 ft. model and $89.99 in a 7 ft. model. Pre-orders will go up on August 20, and then the product will launch in early October.

The White Ambiance Adore Collection consists of the Adore Vanity Mirror and a flushmount ceiling fixture, which are both Damp rated to ensure bathroom moisture won't degrade them over time. Each Adore light includes a ringed outer-edge area that "prevents unwanted shadows" from appearing in a bathroom, with four pre-set light recipes for morning and nighttime routines.

hue adore vanity
The Adore Vanity Mirror will cost $249.99 and the flushmount Adore Ceiling Light will cost $179.99, and both will be available starting August 20.

hue flushmount ceiling adore
A new kitchen and dining area light has also been announced in the form of the White Ambiance Being Pendant. This fixture is a brushed aluminum light that complements the company's existing Being flush ceiling fixture and aims to give users the "right shade of white light" for dinners and relaxing.

hue being pendant
The Being Pendant will run for $249.99 and launches on August 20.

Also aimed at kitchen use is the White and Color Ambiance Enchant Pendant Light, a slim hanging fixture that the company says is designed to place over a kitchen or dining table, island, or bar. The light includes one Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 bulb.

hue enchant pendant
The Enchant Pendant Light will be priced at $99.99 and also launches on August 20.

Lastly, the White and Color Ambiance Ascend Collection includes a Pendant Light, Floor Light, Wall Light, and Table Lamp, all designed for everyday lightning needs. Each fixture has a 360-degree open glass design for optimal light output, and the floor, wall, and table lamps have a movable head so you can point the light directly where you need it.

hue ascend pendant and floor light

The Ascend Pendant Light (left) and Floor Light (right)

The Floor Lamp and Pendant Lamp come with a White and Color Ambiance A19 bulb, and the Wall Light and Table Lamp include a White and Color Ambiance E12 candle bulb. The prices on the Ascend Collection are as follows: $99.99 (Wall Light), $129.99 (Table Lamp), $149.99 (Pendant Light), and $179.99 (Floor Lamp). Every fixture in the Ascend Collection launches in early October.

hue ascend wall and table light

The Ascend Wall Light (left) and Table Lamp (right)

On the software side of things, Philips Hue has received a few updates over the past few months for both its iOS and macOS apps. In May, the company debuted a revamped 3.0 update to the iOS app, bringing improved navigation, brightness controls and light visualization for individual lights and not just grouped-together rooms, and new color pickers for a better overview and grouping of lights in a room.

A few days later, the company launched a "Philips Hue Sync" macOS and PC app, allowing users to sync their Hue lights to any film, song, and game that they have on their computer.

For the new lights, it appears that some have yet to propagate on the company's website, but they should all begin appearing within the next few days, ahead of the launch/pre-order date on August 20.

Top Rated Comments

sidewinder3000 Avatar
63 months ago
All these new lights are nice, but Philips is missing the elephant in the room: brighter damn bulbs. Their bulbs are around 60W equivalent, which is fine. But come on! There are times when you just need more damn light! Like maybe a 75W equivalent, standard size bulb. My whole home is filled with dozens of every manner of Hue lights & switches, and I really love them. But the lack of a brighter light for certain areas is a real bummer.

And if Hue is reading this, here are a few other bulb types I wish they’d make:
- globe light bulbs for standard vanities and other fixtures
- small bulbs/fixtures for underneath kitchen cabinets, library shelves, etc.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nwcs Avatar
63 months ago
Maybe Hue can finally put out a bulb with >60watt equivalent lighting? That’s all I want from them.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dwaltwhit Avatar
63 months ago
Not my personal taste on these fixtures, but I would love if hue sync could work on apple tv.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
bbednarz Avatar
63 months ago
Not my personal taste on these fixtures, but I would love if hue sync could work on apple tv.
This x100000000000
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
centauratlas Avatar
63 months ago
With all these offerings, when will the update the hub to control more than 50 lights?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
chrisdazzo Avatar
63 months ago
If Hue isn't your favorite, or you want smart wall switches, Lutron's Caseta kit is the bee's knees. Works with Homekit, too.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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