WiZ: SpaceSense illuminates the room upon entry

WiZ dares to go outside, as the manufacturer presents products for outdoor use for the first time. Also, a revised app will be released soon, which will come with an exciting automatic function. This is the SpaceSense feature that allows the lights to turn on automatically.

its ecosystem WiZ Growing: The manufacturer, which belongs to Philips Hue Signify, has announced several new lamps for indoor and outdoor use. Among other things, with Outdoor light chain Showcased the first WiZ product designed for long-term outdoor use. Accordingly, the whole thing is made of twelve lamps that can glow in 16 million different colors. This should make the chain of lights especially suitable for parties and holidays. Also new Lightstrip environmentWhich is a four meter long LED strip.

Both the outdoor chain of lights and the ambient lightstrip will be available from October. The outdoor lights cost just under 120 euros, while the lightstrip costs 35 euros.

Revised app and SpaceSense functions

Also, a revised version WiZ app presented, which according to the manufacturer offers intuitive operation. The start screen now gives you an overview of all cells. Once the desired room is selected, the brightness and lighting mood can be adjusted. Recently, there is an option to set up shortcuts to quickly activate the lamps Also, Android and iOS versions now have the same UI design.

The new one is much more interesting SpaceSense feature, which is a type of motion detection. User movements are recorded without the need for additional sensors. This is made possible by evaluating the WiFi signal, which is slightly disturbed as it passes through the room.

The function requires at least two WiZ lights, so these must be at least two meters apart. No internet or cloud access is required, data is evaluated instead local. Also, there is an option to adjust the WiFi measurement sensitivity to prevent activation by pets. The whole thing can be used with all WiZ products that have been in use since then September 2021 was published.

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Arian Krasniki … part of the team since 2021 and mainly works on hardware components and other technological innovations. Current games on PC and consoles are also part of his passion. In addition to his work, Ariane studies environmental engineering at RWTH Aachen University.

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