To celebrate the holiday season, Signify formerly known as Philips Lighting, has unveiled the Philips Hue Festavia smart string lights. This is coming on the heels of the launch of the Philips Sensio U5 smart projector. The device includes 250 small smart LEDs strung along a 20 m (66 ft) wire. The smart lights, like other Philips Hue devices, can be controlled via an app, where you can alter settings such as brightness and turn them on or off. You can also automate the lights by setting a timer or schedule. You can also select a color or create a color gradient along the string.

Using Spotify or Samsung SmartThings integration, users can connect the Festavia string lights to other Philips Hue products and sync them to flash, dim, or brighten in time with music. The Festavia smart lights are recommended for decorating a Christmas tree or a stairway, according to the company.

In addition to the Festavia string lights, Signify has released a new Sparkle effect, which makes the lights appear to twinkle. The feature is available in the Hue app with other effects like as Candle and Fireplace. Customers can also choose from two new styles: Scattered, which allows you to have up to five colors randomly spread along your string lights, and Linear, which provides a smooth gradient.

The Philips Hue Festavia string lights will be available in Europe and the United States on November 15 for US$159.99 (€159.99), only via the Philips Hue online store.

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