Philips Hue lightbulbs are not your ordinary lightbulbs. This wireless LED lighting is the ideal creature comfort for a personalized experience and home ambiance. There are plenty of creative ways to use these cutting-edge bulbs directly from your smartphone. And here are 5 ways to make the most of your Philip Hue lightbulbs.

Use As Home “Security” System

Coupled with the Philips Hue Starter Kit, your Philips Hue lightbulbs can easily connect your with your smartphone, giving you complete control of your lights even when you are away from home. So, if you’re out of the house and want to make it look like you’re home, you can turn your lights on with the tap of a button. This will not only save you unnecessary energy costs by keeping your lights on 24/7, but it will also save you peace of mind. It’s also perfect for anyone who doesn’t like walking into a dark home. You can be welcomed into a lit house and the best part is, you can schedule times so it’s automatic.

Create Ambiance for Any Occasion

When you get a bit more familiar with your Philip Hue lightbulbs, you can start playing with color. All you need is the White & Color Ambiance Starter Kit. Choose from over 16 million colors, all right from your smartphone. Your room is your canvas. Highlight that vintage painting you bought with a soft blue, your sports trophy with a pale yellow and your curtains with a hot pink. Options are endless.

Hook It Up to Amazon Alexa

If you’re already a tech-geek and rely on Amazon Alexa as your “personal assistant” then you’ve got another Alexa playmate you’ll want to explore. The Philips Hue lightbulbs are Amazon Alexa compatible. Once you’re done telling Alexa what music you want to hear, you can also tell her what lights you want paired with that music. Sync the lights to movies for an ideal home entertainment environment and pre-program colors and settings so that your favorites are at your fingertips, making home movie night becomes a full-on experience.

Get Social Media Alerts

Your Philip Hues lightbulbs can actually give you social media alerts. Using an IFTTT, you can set it up so that you never miss an alert again while at home. This is convenient for those times when you’re waiting for a specific alert but you don’t want your alerts to be intrusive, like when you’re entertaining guests at home. With the roll out of Philips API, you can now customize your lightbulbs with over 30 apps including Siri. Smarphone app immersion will take on a whole new meaning.

Personalize Your Sleep Routine

The Philip Hues lightbulbs offers white ambiance lights which have the same effect as natural light. So, if you’re not a morning person this is surely good news. Set your bulbs through your smartphone so that the lightbulbs can follow your sleep cycle and you can fall asleep to “sunset” lighting and wake up to “sunrise” lighting. Warm lighting just before and after sleep can certainly help you rest better.

There are many ways to personalize and make the most of your Philips Hue lightbulbs. Have fun exploring which of them are right for you.