Version History Explores Philips Hue's Smart Home Success in Season 4's 5th Episode
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Updated · The Verge · Jul 12
Version History Explores Philips Hue's Smart Home Success in Season 4's 5th Episode
1 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jul 12
Summary
Version History’s fifth episode of season four examines why Philips Hue has come closest to delivering a smart home system that simply works.
David Pierce, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and smart home journalist Richard Gunther trace that success to Hue’s smartphone-era origins, broad platform support and focus on invisible, reliable automation.
The episode also highlights a key tension in Hue’s rise: its premium price tag versus the ease of setup and cross-platform compatibility that helped justify it.
Hue joins earlier smart-home season episodes on Harmony, Roomba, Nest and Keurig, with one episode left in the podcast’s fourth season.