Dutch firm Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, is providing users with more ways to personalise and control lighting throughout their homes.

The latest additions include wired switches that bring smart control to traditional lighting fixtures, Philips Hue Play table and floor lamps for immersive entertainment experiences, and upgraded candle bulbs, featuring enhanced lighting performance and full-spectrum daylight technology.

The Philips Hue wired on-off and dimmer switches let users control compatible non-smart lights alongside their Philips Hue smart lighting products through the Philips Hue app. By bringing both traditional and smart lighting into a single ecosystem, users can manage more of their home’s lighting from one place.

Beyond app control, users can also configure smart lighting behaviour directly from their wall switch, including scene cycling, turning a traditional switch into a smart control point for the home.

Learn more about the wired on-off switch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUzLDOs60bs.

The company is also introducing a wired wall switch module for Philips Hue lights. Unlike battery-powered versions, the wired module doesn’t require a battery, which ensures lights remain powered and connected.

The module offers a key advantage: traditional wall switches cut power to smart bulbs, causing them to lose connectivity and return to default settings when switched back on. This module keeps lights connected continuously, so users can control them through the Philips Hue app even when using the wall switch. The last selected scene or lighting setting is then maintained and doesn’t revert to default settings.

Together, these make it easier to bring more lighting throughout the home into the Philips Hue ecosystem, whether using Philips Hue bulbs, traditional lights or a combination of both.

Philips Hue is introducing three entertainment lighting products: the Philips Hue Play table lamp, floor lamp compact and floor lamp large. They help extend lighting effects beyond the TV screen, that can make viewing, gaming and music feel more immersive.

Whether positioned next to a TV, beside a sofa or elsewhere in the room, the lamps deliver dynamic lighting effects that synchronise with movies, games and music. Available in multiple form factors and designed for flexible placement, the additions make it easier to enjoy synchronised lighting.

The lamps work seamlessly with the Philips Hue ecosystem and can be paired with the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync box or Sync TV and PC apps to create lighting effects that move in sync with on-screen content and music.

Learn more about the Philips Hue Play lamps at www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8N_5HJ7zU.

Updated candle bulbs feature full-spectrum daylight technology, delivering a broad colour temperature range that closely mimics natural daylight throughout the day. The candle bulb is 40% more energy efficient than its predecessor and supports Matter for connectivity with other smart home devices.

Learn more about the Philips Hue candle bulbs at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovcgBy785k.

“Our ambition is to make connected lighting intuitive, personal and inspiring,” said John Smith from Signify (www.signify.com). “With these new innovations, we’re expanding the possibilities of the Philips Hue ecosystem, from connecting traditional lighting fixtures and enabling whole-home control, to creating more immersive entertainment experiences and bringing the feeling of natural daylight into the home. Together, they offer users even more ways to shape their environment around how they live, work and relax.”

The on-off, dimmer and wall switch are available in Europe from this month. The table lamp, floor lamps and candle bulbs are available in Europe, North American and selected other markets. For more information, visit www.philips-hue.com.

• Silicon Labs (www.silabs.com) and Signify are collaborating to bring concurrent multiprotocol (CMP) communications to select Philips Hue smart bulbs, enabling support for both Zigbee and Matter over Thread concurrently on a single device. The collaboration allows Philips Hue users to benefit from the simplicity and interoperability of Matter while continuing to access the advanced features, immersive experiences and deep ecosystem integration that characterise Hue a smart lighting platform.