I was just reading this article on Tech radar and thought to share with the community:
It looks like it’s being driven via the ZigBee Alliance so wouldn’t necessarily be Hue specific…no doubt they are partnering to bring it to market.
Video for reference:
Hue Blog post about it too with more information:
The Connectivity Standards Alliance is not only responsible for the Matter smart home standard, but also takes care of the Zigbee protocol. This technology is used by numerous smart home devices to communicate with each other, including the Philips...
Sounds like a pretty neat expansion of capabilities. Interested to see how well it works…
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Wpwp
January 22, 2025, 9:21pm
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Yeah I just came to search for this in the forums after reading an article on it. Presence sensing via ZigBee bulbs sockets and switches would be epic.