Umkhiqizi waseDashi uPhilips ungomunye wabakhiqizi abakhulu abakhethe ama-smart bulbs esingawalawula ngomyalo ngqo noma ngohlelo lokusebenza kudivayisi yethu yeselula. Lapho nje ama-Philips Hue ama-bulb ahambisana nohlelo lwe-HomeKit, isinyathelo esilandelayo inkampani ehlela ukusithatha qala uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Mac.
Lolu hlelo lokusebenza, ogama lalo kuzoba i-Hue Sync, lizosivumela phatha wonke ama-smart bulbs esiwafakile ekhaya lethu nge-Mac yethu, njengoba nje singenza kusuka ku-smartphone yethu, kungaba i-iPhone noma ephethwe uhlelo lokusebenza lweGoogle olubizwa nge-Android. Okwamanje usuku lokuqaliswa alukanikezwa, kodwa kulinganiselwa ukuthi luzokwenza lokho kwikota yesibili yonyaka.
Njengamanje, ku-Mac App Store singathola ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ezisivumela ukuthi siphathe lolu hlobo lwama-light bulbs, kepha akukho nolunye lwawo oluhlobene nomkhiqizi waseDashi. Ngokwethulwa kwesicelo esisemthethweni, kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi lezi zinhlobo zezinhlelo zokusebenza ziyeke ukusebenza, iPhilips isivele iyayinakekela. Njengokujwayelekile kulezi zinhlobo zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezidinga ukuthengwa komkhiqizo womzimba, uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Hue Sync izotholakala mahhala mahhala.
UPhilips wenze lesi simemezelo ngaphakathi kohlaka lwe-CES olugcinwe kulezi zinsuku eLas Vegas, kanye nokumenyezelwa kwesicelo se-Hue 3.0 samadivayisi aphethwe yi-iOS, isicelo esizongena emakethe kwikota yesibili yonyaka . Le nguqulo entsha yohlelo lokusebenza isinikeza izinketho eziningi eziningi kunalokho esikunikezayo njengamanje, ine-interface entsha yomsebenzisi nezilawuli ezinembile kakhulu. UPhilips ukwazile ukuthola i-niche ebalulekile emakethe ngama-Hue bulbs yize singesinye sezixazululo ezibiza kakhulu esingazithola manje emakethe.