
This works by pointing the camera on your phone at the TV and letting the app analyze the colors. As the colors on the TV change, so do the lights. Using the Hue Camera app ($3.99) you can sync the color of the lights with the colors on your TV. This is one of my favorite uses for the Hue lights. You can also get notified when you receive a text message. If push notifications aren’t enough for you, get notified about new Facebook messages, Twitter mentions and hashtag use on Instagram by connecting them to the Go. With these recipes, IFTTT can detect when various things happen on your social media accounts and tell the Go to blink or change colors. Let me know how you would use this in the comments section. One popular and useful Hue recipe is If I receive an email from a specific address then blink lights to notify me. After you sign up and download the app, you can browse the connections, or recipes, and you’re on your way to home automation bliss. If you haven’t heard of If This Then That (IFTTT), you’re in for a treat. IFTTT is a platform for connecting apps and services that don’t have official integrations. This is also great for theme parties thanks to the Go’s broad range of colors. Throwing a dinner party, watching a movie or just trying to set the mood? Use the Go to illuminate the wall and achieve a color washing effect.
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You can read more about this in my post How To Become A Morning Person. Pair it with a sleep cycle alarm clock and you may never sleep in again. Using a wake up light may help you feel more refreshed and well rested in the morning. Save your eyes and toes some trouble and take the Go with you.

Turning the lights on leaves you temporarily blinded while your eyes adjust.

Wandering through the darkness at 3:00am to find the bathroom puts you at high risk of stubbing your toe on every hard surface.

Is the room too dark for a Skype video chat or taking a photo of your dinner? The soft light from the Go can brighten up the subjects of your photos and videos without casting harsh shadows.
