What’s next? A smart bulb that’s also a security camera? Oh, wait, Wyze already did that.
Lines get blurred in tech all the time, and IFA 2025 has been no exception. You’ve got a projector that’s also a party speaker, a party speaker that’s also an amp, a washer and dryer that’s also a dock for robo vacuums, and now… light bulbs that are also tiny motion-sensing surveillance machines.
Philips Hue took the wraps off a bunch of new products this week, and while there’s a lot to sort through, one thing that jumped out to me is an update to its Hue Bridge—the $99 Hue Bridge Pro. According to Philips, with an update to its Hue smart home hub, almost all of your existing Hue smart lights can now be set up to detect motion and trigger your lights automatically. The company says the feature, called MotionAware, uses three to four lights in the same room to create an area that detects your movement.
