Control your home lighting automatically with the smart timer on this Philips Hue White starter kit. The user-friendly system lets you turn lights on and off or dim them with an intuitive app for your smartphone or tablet. This Philips Hue White starter kit has space for up to 50 lights and 10 accessories to connect your entire home.
I'm starting to transition to automating quite a few items around the house. I figured I would start small and begin with lights, especially since we've had to leave our lights on 24/7 while away for a week on our most recent vacation. After researching the Philips Hue, I went ahead and made the purchase. The installation instructions and process is extremely easy. Simply connect the base station, install lights, install the app, and away you go. The HUE app recognized the base station and lights very easily. There are some customizations you can do with the app, but I chose to download the IFTTT app for even more customization and integration with other products (e.g. Nest). I've been using this for well over a month now and the only issue I encountered (only once) was the outside light not being recognized. This is due to the distance of the basestation and internet router to the back of my house. No worries, as I installed a Wi-Fi extender and problem solved. Both front and back lights go on and off on schedule.