How Philips Hue got the smart home right
The Verge's 'Version History' podcast explores the design and market success of Philips Hue smart lighting. The episode discusses how the product successfully integrated into the smart home ecosystem by focusing on usability and platform compatibility.
Why it matters
Understanding the success of early smart home products provides insight into consumer technology adoption and the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT).
The state of the smart home can be frustrating, because it is just so obvious how things ought to work. You should be able to control everything from everywhere. Your spaces should adapt to what you’re doing and how you’re feeling. Making your home smart shouldn’t require renovating, and the smarts should be mostly invisible. All of this is, of course, incredibly hard to pull off — but the goal is pretty clear.
This is a product-focused feature article with no political or social bias.
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