PHILPS open hue LED lighting system to external developers

PHILPS has opened its hue LED lighting system to outside developers, allowing the company to access the wireless programmer outside the colorful bulbs, linked to new applications and web services. The new hue API, and a iOS application development kit will allow compatible with hue -- a new application for custom color system photographers (custom color temperature systems), linked to Facebook and other social networks (color alerts) that the color - directly released to the App Store.

At the same time, PHILPS is also committed to increase local function, for some of them, we can expect to see in the next few months. In addition to software and Web links, hue's opening will make it more closely associated with other home automation devices".

Each bulb in frosted glass shell below, hidden multicolor LED - has a ZigBee wireless network can not only contact with each other; hue Ethernet base station, but also with other ZigBee devices (e.g. security kit) communication.

This won't be the only apple related things. PHILPS released the iOS toolkit, but also has a Android control applications; it also said that Apple's platform outside, will also be the next step to get APIs.

PHILPS sponsored "devELoper day" (the developer day) on Friday (March 15th) to come, get more creative landing. PHILPS tells us that the company will continue to focus on its official applications, bringing closer to the family, comprehensive, intelligent scheduling of automated lighting control applications.