The light as well as door tracking functions offered by Signify are entirely compatible with Matter; however, Matter compatibility has not yet been implemented for the recently released Philips Hue Security cameras.

Philips Hue, a company that is primarily recognized for the intelligent lighting technology it produces, is drawing a lot of attention to its brand-new security technology suite. The firm maintains that it continues to concentrate on lighting technology, despite the fact that it has shifted its attention to home security cameras and sensors.

However, its now-matter-enabled range of bulbs as well as strips is designed to shine a light on possible invaders, which could also include your neighbor’s stray cat.

The brand-new secure line features a wide selection of cameras as well as door/window detectors that can communicate with one another. Signify, the company that makes Philips Hue stated that it would provide complete encryption by standard and that any users’ video clips, photos, or live video will be kept secret.

These sensors accomplish everything you would anticipate from an intelligent home security device. AI is utilized by each camera to discern whether a figure captured on camera represents an actual person, an animal, or an arriving person; however, the people behind Philips Hue have stated that the AI is housed on the camera directly rather than in the cloud.

During a question and answer session, executives from Philips Hue stated that their system would not move any user keys to or from the cloud.

The most expensive products are the Security cameras, which come in three different varieties: a wired version for $200, a rechargeable version for $250, and a version with a connected floodlight for $350. Signify claims that its new cameras are capable of transmitting high-definition footage in 1080p at night.

They enable both sound and light alerts, in addition to having the capability of two-way communication. Each camera comes with a desktop stand, an outdoor connecting cable, and an anti-drop wire; however, the firm offers a camera attachment with an attached soil spike for an additional cost of $40. This mount may be used to place the camera on the ground.

When a window or door is cracked, the secure touch sensor will warn the user through the use of a straightforward magnetic switch. The primary body can be screwed or adhered to any window or door frame, depending on your preference.

Adhesive mounting is also an option. When the tiny magnet departs from the area on either the highest point or edges of the gadget, the sensor is able to detect this change in proximity.

Signify has announced that it will be releasing several additional intelligent lighting solutions in addition to the new security gadgets. The company is in the process of developing a whole new track lighting system called Perifo as well as an interior colored spotlight called Hue Centris.

In addition to that, there is a new version of the Philips Hue Festavia light string as well as a smart bulb that operates on 12V. All previous and current string lights ought to come with updated light effects that are labeled “Prism,” “Glisten,” and “Opal.”

This new piece of safety equipment is going to be included in the Philips Hue app in the “Safety Center” section as soon as it’s ready. The app gives customers the ability to see cameras in actual time, activate lights or alerts, and receive notifications of events that take place whenever something is captured on video or when any of the new magnetic touch sensors activate on a window or door.

Customers who join the Safe Basic package pay $4 per camera every month for 30 days of footage storage, while customers who join the Safe Plus plan pay $10 per camera each month for 60 days of retention.

Users also have the ability to set so-called “blackout areas” on the feed of the camera, which will prevent other users from seeing what is going on in the area being seen by the camera. Other geographic locations may be defined as “activity zones,” which will prevent the cameras from alerting users if they observe suspicious activity in that particular area.

It would appear that encryption is a big area of contention for Signify. Even when cloud storage wasn’t active, major CCTV brand Eufy, which is controlled by Anker, confessed in February that their cameras were relaying unencrypted streams of surveillance footage via the company’s own web interface.

This was the case even when the cameras weren’t set to save data in the cloud. Much worse came Amazon’s Ring, which has been forced to cope with a pile of criticism due to the fact that it sent the footage of its users to the authorities without their permission and that it allowed its own staff to observe consumers through their camera settings.

In conjunction with the introduction of its new lighting technology, the company is also releasing an upgrade that will ensure that all of its lighting products are compliant with the smart house utility standard Matter. This compatibility is being made possible through a software upgrade that is being made available to Philips Hue Bridge, and it is expected to be released sometime during the month of September.

Due to the fact that the standard doesn’t yet offer support for camera devices, Matter will not be able to enable the camera system. The inclusion of cameras has been noted on Matter’s roadmap, but the company has not provided any information regarding a potential release date.