Philips Hue better watch out: Ring is launching its own smart bulbs At CES2020, Ring will unveil the A19 and PAR38 smart bulbs, designed to integrate with Ring's ecosystem of security cameras, video doorbells, and home security systems

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Like Philips Hue bulbs, Ring's smart lights require a bridge ($49, sold separately) to connect to a home network, and by extension, remotely control the lights and sync them with other products and smart assistants such as Alexa can be used.

It is very easy to create lighting scenes with other smart bulbs. For example, saying "Alexa, good morning" will turn on the lights. But now that Ring has announced its own lighting, people who already have a Ring video door phone and want to add smart lights to their home will no longer have to download a separate app.

Still, at this point, Ring's offering is fairly basic. The lights can only emit one color and can only be dimmed and dimmed; Philips Hue has a wide variety of bulbs, light strips, and other fixtures that can not only change color, but also change color temperature. In addition, the Philips Hue app has a fairly sophisticated lighting scene built into it.

In addition, Ring is launching solar-powered versions of some of its existing outdoor fixtures, eliminating the need to charge batteries based on frequency of use.

Like smart light bulbs, these fixtures must be linked to the Ring Bridge ($49.99, sold separately) to be controlled remotely or via Alexa, but owners can change the brightness of the lights, create on/off schedules for the lights, detect motion The owner can also change the brightness of the lights, create an on/off schedule for the lights, and set them to turn on when motion is detected.

Pricing for any of the products has not yet been announced, but all of the gadgets should be available later this year.

While the solar lights are a logical extension of the company's current offerings, the new smart bulbs are clearly aimed at the likes of Philips Hue; if Ring's bulbs are competitively priced, customers will stay with a single ecosystem product and will not have to worry about multiple apps If Ring's bulbs are competitively priced, customers may stay with a single ecosystem product and not have to worry about mastering multiple apps.