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Major Amazon leak spoils the Philips Hue party

We’re seeing MotionAware, Bridge Pro, Hue doorbell, and new Essential lineup of bulbs.

We’re seeing MotionAware, Bridge Pro, Hue doorbell, and new Essential lineup of bulbs.

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The unannounced Hue doorbell leaks early.
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The Philips Hue store on Amazon’s UK site is hosting a number of new products that have yet to be announced as the big IFA 2025 show gets under way in Berlin, Germany. We’re seeing that rumored Hue Doorbell, a new Hue Bridge Pro (in black), a new Essential lighting sub-brand, and something called MotionAware that turns “light devices into motion sensors,” by using the bulbs’ Zigbee radios to detect motion between Hue lights.

A video of the doorbell shows two-way remote communication, motion detection, package detection, and integration with indoor and outdoor home lighting. Details are lacking as is pricing, but IFA kicks off in earnest tomorrow so stay tuned — can’t be long now.

<em>Does this mean we don’t have to buy motion sensors in rooms with Hue bulbs? </em>
<em>New Hue Essential lighting.</em>
<em>Two bridges now: the old v2 Bridge and now the Bridge Pro</em>.
<em>Looks like we’ll get Bridge Pro bundles, too.</em>
<em>Another look at that new Hue doorbell.</em>
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Does this mean we don’t have to buy motion sensors in rooms with Hue bulbs?

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