Just tap the button on the Go and you can cycle through several pre-set scenes, and there’s nothing stopping you from using those and never connecting the Go at all.īut of course, this being Hue, you’ll get the most from it used with a smartphone. The beauty of this Hue product is that you don’t even need to connect it to Wi-Fi or a smartphone to use it. In fact, the Go is ready to “go” right out of the box. You won’t need the power adaptor all the time, as the light can run from its internal battery Now it’s only a little awkward, since the stand sometimes isn’t enough to stop the power cable shifting the Go on its axis – but, hey, it’s less awkward than before. It now sits to the side of the power socket, where it used to be located directly below, making propping up the Go super-awkward. The stand is in fact the one thing that’s changed in the new model. The shape of the Hue Go hasn’t changed since its conception. Its domed design allows it to sit like a bowl, but the moulded stand means you can also prop it upright. Related: Best smart lighting Philips Hue Go design and installation – Ready to glow right out of the box Perhaps as a desk light for working during the day, but which you can carry to the nightstand for reading at bedtime. This portability is just as useful in the home. Just don’t get it wet – it isn’t waterproof.
It runs off a battery and can withstand humidity, making it perfect for a trip out to the garden or maybe the beach. The core idea remains the same: the Go is supposed to be a Hue light you can take anywhere.
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Now, four years on, Signify (Hue’s owner) has made several improvements to its portable smart light, which are seemingly minor in isolation but combine to make the Go a much better, far more portable product.
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However, there’s no battery gauge anywhere on the lamp – and there’s no indicator in the app either – so it’s hard to tell whether the device is charging or not, whether it’s full up or about to die.When it launched in 2015, the Philips Hue Go felt like a great idea in need of better execution. If there isn’t, a 12W wall adapter in the box will do the trick.
That said, the button lets you use the lamp right out of the box, provided there’s a little bit of charge when it arrives. Placement of the button means you’ll need to pick up the lamp every time you want to control it manually – while the button only requires a small amount of force to activate, it’s enough to topple the device when on its stand. The ‘stand’ (if you will) isn’t very big and we found we had to keep an eye on how we propped the Hue Go 2 up or it could wobble and possibly fall off its perch.Īlso on the underside of the lamp is a physical button that can turn the light on or off, as well as cycle through a few presets, which also include some colored lights. It’s still a white plastic hemisphere, with the addition of a molded lip on the underside of the bowl that lets the lamp be propped up on its side. The bowl-like design of the Philips Hue Go hasn’t changed since the first-gen lamp. (Image credit: TechRadar) Philips Hue Go 2 design and features
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