Philips’ will offer three different types of lights in the outdoor Hue lineup, and they will be available in both the Philips Hue white and Philips Hue white and color ambiance ranges.

Philips Hue Lily

Philips Hue Calla

Luminaries

To get you started, Philips will sell its outdoor spot Lily base unit pack for $279. The Calla bollard will retail for $129.99 as a base unit pack. The Philips Hue white range luminaries start at $29.99. Products in this range are named Lucca, Tuar, Turacom, Ludere (US only), and the PAR38 lamp (US only). “While Philips Hue bulbs and luminaires are available for every area inside your home, we wanted to traverse the threshold and offer connected luminaires designed for outside areas,” Sridhar Kumaraswamy, Business Leader Home Systems and Luminaires at Philips Lighting, said in a statement. “The Philips Hue outdoor range enables you to make the most of your outside areas, be it creating the ideal ambiance to host a BBQ at the weekend or beautifying your garden.” At CES 2018 in January, Philips said it’s planning an update to its Hue app for iOS and Android with easier lighting controls. It didn’t provide any further details on Monday.

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