"David Wade" wrote in message
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On 12/10/2019 23:19, ZakJames wrote:


"Theo" wrote in message
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Tim+ wrote:
Interesting. I do worry a little about the parasitic load of all these
USB/smart/whateveriscomingnext sockets though.

I give it 4 years until the app stops working...

How much are you going to pay me when mine still works
fine. Given its zigbee, it already works with all of Homekit,
siri, google and alexa, and wont be stopping any time soon.

The X10 system still works after more than a decade but
I havent used it for years now.

I can't find anywhere that says its ZigBee, any links?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_Hue
https://www.google.com/search?q=Does+Hue+use+Zigbee%3F

Alexa and Google support seem to rely on the BG app being set up so I
would expect them to need the app.

No they do not. All you need to do is set up the devices in Homekit
or the other zigbee supporting systems. No need for the app.

And there isnt just one app for the Hue system,
there are dozens of them from 3rd parties.