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Philips has been pushing its Hue smart lighting system for years now, but it’s taken until now, and the Hue Go, for the lamps to gain a battery for truly wireless convenience. Latest to the app-controlled line-up, the distinctive little lamp offers the same millions of color options as Hue has from the start; unlike most Hue bulbs, however, Hue Go can not only cut the cord but doesn’t demand a nearby smartphone. That flexibility comes with some compromises along the way, however; read on for my full review.
Think "milky cereal bowl" and you're not far off the Hue Go's design. A frosted polycarbonate half-sphere, with its flat side curved into a slight meniscus, it has a small molded foot on the bottom just behind a deeply-recessed power socket with battery suhc as Philips 989803135861 Battery , Philips M4605A Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP20 Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP30 Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP40 Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP50 Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP60 Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP70 Battery , Philips IntelliVue MP90 Battery , Philips IntelliVue M8001A Battery , Philips IntelliVue M8002A Battery , Philips IntelliVue M8100 Battery .
There's only one physical control, a flush button on the back, though inside you get the usual ZigBee wireless for linking up with your existing Hue mesh network. It's worth noting that you don't get the Hue Bridge in the box, so figure on spending at least $79.95 for the Hue Lux starter pack so that you can actually hook it up to your home network.
The plastic casing itself feels sturdy, but it's also very prone to picking up dust and lint. It also seems to scratch quite readily, though you don't really notice the hairlines unless you're looking at it closely.
WIth its charger plugged in, you can treat the Hue Go pretty much as you would a Hue Bloom lamp. It's not quite as stable on its base, but you do get a broader glow since the sides of the Go are translucent unlike the Bloom's metal housing.
What differentiates Hue Go from earlier lamps is the standalone functionality. Until now, the Hue platform has been focused on app control: you pick from a theoretical 16m colors and a span of brightness settings, either manually or as part of a saved preset.
Hue Go can still be remotely controlled in the same way, but the button on the back can also be used to cycle through a number of preconfigured settings. As well as a warm white light and a natural white light, there are five "dynamic" effects the colors of which vary.
"Cozy candle" flickers between reds and oranges, while "Enchanted Forest" blends between various tones of green. "Night Adventure" shifts through the gamut between deep purple and red, while "Sunday Coffee" does something similar with paler pinks and violets. Finally, "Meditation" slides between green and purple.
Double-press and hold the button, meanwhile, and Hue Go starts shifting through each of the millions of colors it supports. Release it, and it stays fixed at that color. If you ever had a pre-Hue Philips Living Color lamp, you might remember a similar system using the old-fashioned remote controls that were included with them.
Interestingly, you don't even need to have connected the lamp to your Hue network before you can access the presets; if you wanted to use Hue Go entirely standalone, with no bridge, you can. The only thing you miss out on - beyond precise access to the color wheel - is control over brightness.
Conversely, while from the app you have precise control over colors, you don't get access to the presets. If you want your Hue Go to act like a yoga candle, you'll need to select that mode manually.