Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

http://www.chromaforhue.com

by ang • 11 years ago

16 13 11 years ago

The "presets" are less than pleasant overall. They are missing a nice warm color for reading. Colors are either too prison-like or too red.

glhaynes2• 11 years ago

I agree that the presets could use some work, but in case you missed it, if you click the chevron to the right of "Suggested Colors", you can set the color/brightness manually.

silversmith2• 11 years ago

Could I hijack the comments to talk about the hardware itself? I've been looking into remote-controllable lightbulbs, but Hue seems to both cost more than I like and have features I don't need (RGB for example). What are the alternatives, and what's your experience with them?

radley2• 11 years ago

They also make Lux bulbs, which are white controllable LED bulbs for only $30.

wlesieutre2• 11 years ago

The white ones are also brighter. 750 lumens for white versus ~500 lumens (at 3000K color temperature) for color changing.

Roughly speaking, they're equivalent to 60W and 40W incandescents, respectively.

silversmith2• 11 years ago

Thank you, I had somehow missed those. That's actually a really tempting price point.

mcmillion• 11 years ago

I tried this last night, and it's definitely a step in the right direction. It seemed to be missing custom presets, though, and I'm not always at my computer, so I end up using an app on my phone to control the lights more.

Sadly, the first-party mobile app still seems to be the best bet overall, and it's a complete piece of garbage quality-wise, but it provides everything I seem to need.

radley2• 11 years ago

I found iConnectHue to be the best. It handles taps and groups very well.

arcameron2• 11 years ago

Is this open source?

I would love to play with this

wlesieutre2• 11 years ago

http://www.developers.meethue.com/

arcameron2• 11 years ago

Sorry, I meant the code for this .app specifically

glhaynes2• 11 years ago

Very nice, was wishing aloud just last night for something this straightforward. I expect I'll be using this a lot.

I'd love to see it have a menu bar item option. And I note that the interface would work nearly as-is on iOS. (And I'd jump on paying $0.99 for it, on either platform, if you decide you're so inclined.)

Does it work with the new Lux white-only lights?

argyledreamer• 11 years ago

very cool! I've been thinking of going down the automated home path. Seems like this would be a good way to dip my toes into the water without investing tons of money.

Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

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