Subj : A mysterious new Philips Hue lamp just leaked, but is it actually
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Date : Fri Jan 19 2024 11:45:05

A mysterious new Philips Hue lamp just leaked, but is it actually coming soon?

Date:
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:30:04 +0000

Description:
Philips seemingly just accidentally leaked a new Hue lamp, but all may not be 
what it seems.

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Philips seems to have accidentally leaked an image of an unreleased Hue lamp 
on its own social media pages, before the post was quickly taken down. Does 
it suggest something is coming soon, or was it simply a mistake? 

The image in question showed a floor lamp with a ring-shaped light perched at 
the top of its tall stand. The light seemingly shines out in two different 
colors: a subtle colored ring on one side, with a wide, dispersed colored 
light on the other. At the bottom is a foot-operated switch, presumably for 
turning the lamp on and off. 

The leaked lamp was first spotted by Hueblog on Philips Italias Instagram 
page as part of a post advertising a 25% discount to brighten up your 2024. 
However, at the time of writing, the post is nowhere to be found, indicating 
that Philips has since taken it down. 

That lends weight to the idea that this could be a product that's about to 
launch, especially give the references to a 2024 sale, with the Instagram 
post perhaps being published a touch too early by an overzealous social media 
manager. Yet things arent quite that straightforward, and theres another 
possible explanation for what happened. Weve seen this before (Image credit: 
Philips) 

Interestingly, this is not the first time weve seen this product doing the 
rounds. A seemingly identical device, called the Philips Hue White Ambience 
Semeru Floor Lamp, was first spotted in 2019, although for one reason or 
another it never went on sale. 

 According to HomeKit News , this was to have a lifespan of up to 25,000 
hours and provide 350 lumens of brightness, while its color temperature would 
range from 2,200K to 6,500K, and would likely be controlled from the Philips 
Hue app. 

As far as we can see, that leaves us with two main possibilities for this 
lamp. Either Philips is planning to release it, and accidentally published 
its social media post too early; or the lamp isn't going be launched, and its 
picture was accidentally included in the Instagram post by someone who didnt 
realize it was a product that was previously abandoned. 

We should find out in due course which of these scenarios is correct; for 
now, were left with an ephemeral lamp that has once again vanished into the 
night, leaving a faint afterglow of mystery. You might also like Philips Hue 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/a-mysterious-new-philips-hue-lamp-ju
st-leaked-but-is-it-actually-coming-soon


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