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ermat
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  #3367846 27-Apr-2025 11:53
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I would use Philips Hue starter set to enhance the atmosphere on my covered outdoor deck.




warnox
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  #3367847 27-Apr-2025 11:58
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I’d love to have smart lights in my lounge so can automate brightness based on Apple TV or Plex being stopped/started/paused. 


allenlarkins
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  #3367848 27-Apr-2025 12:16
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I would love to link this with HA and use it to light up the passage as we move through the house and indicate reminders like dustbins being due.

 

 

 




Dnewmannz
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  #3367849 27-Apr-2025 12:24
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I'd love this to begin my smart home automation with one product line!!! It will also give me an excuse to finally get my HA environment setup as it should. You guys rock! Thanks for the opportunity!


prat33k
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  #3367900 27-Apr-2025 12:35
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I would like to setup Philips Hue in my existing Home Assistant setup. I have cheap Chinese light bulbs but would like to have this bridge so I can add more lights with a single environment in the future

 

 

 


nimble99
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  #3367901 27-Apr-2025 12:42
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This would make a great addition to the mood lighting for my OnlyFans channel.

 

Handsfree operation is a plus. 


HeretiK
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  #3367903 27-Apr-2025 12:45
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Another classy giveaway from Geekzone, and thanks to Philips too!

 

 

 

Finally a chance to upgrade my viewing room!

 

 

Good luck everyone!


 
 
 

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albinator
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  #3367904 27-Apr-2025 12:47
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I would love to add it to my existing home setup. 

 


Hasselhoffia
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  #3367905 27-Apr-2025 12:47
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I would use it in conjunction with the microphone on a Google Home Mini and a bit of IFTTT to create a more modern take on the Audio Visual Sonic Communication System with a microprocessor base, which is a device that greatly improves the quality of living for the hearing impaired. This device would flash the Hue lights to alert them when it detects whenever their phone begins to ring.

 

A demonstration of the AVSCS is shown here.


SteveC
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  #3367907 27-Apr-2025 12:51
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Our current kitchen lights are much too bright. A Philips Hue set could automate brightness as we teach it to recognise what we are doing, so how much light we need.

Ajkiwi001
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  #3367908 27-Apr-2025 13:01
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There's no question - this is the perfect setup for the simulated dawn alarm in the bedroom!

Imagine this - rather than a grating, blaring alarm wrenching you awake in the morning, instead you hear birdsong, coordinated with the slow warm light of dawn slowly filling the room as the lamps, coordinated by the app, gently light and warm the room up to full daytime brightness over a period of 20 mins.

BLISS. 


jaybeedee
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  #3367909 27-Apr-2025 13:03
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Integrate with the one of my pinball machines to provide an (even more) immersive experience


jsn166
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  #3367959 27-Apr-2025 13:09
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This would be a nice kit to start my smart home journey. Thanks GZ!


SteveXNZ
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  #3367971 27-Apr-2025 14:50
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Two dumb bulbs in the study.  Really want smart bulbs controlled by HA to alert me to different environmental and warning conditions in the house.  A Philips Hue starter set would be brilliant!

 


Potek
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  #3367979 27-Apr-2025 15:20
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What a great thing for Geekzone to promote. I'd use the Hue starter set to enhance my automation, adding control of the lighting for dining, cooking, reading, chilling watching movies, the list could go on and on, except I've run out of ideas just at the moment.


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