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17-580: Since 1998, the Colpatria Tower was illuminated every night with thirty-six color changing Xenon lights. In 2012, the Dutch lighting company Philips replaced the old lights with a 120-metre (390 ft)-high LED system to improve the lighting of the building and project high-definition images. Because of that, and also because it was the tallest skyscraper in Colombia for almost 40 years, the building

34-572: A color temperature of 2700 K (warm); the White Ambiance bulbs produce white light of color temperature adjustable between 2200 K (warm soft white) and 6500 K (daylight). The White and Color Ambiance range can generate white light adjustable from 2000 K to 6500 K, and also adjustable colored light. Since June 2019, all Philips hue bulbs support Bluetooth through the Philips Hue Bluetooth app, so that

51-617: A Philips Hue Bridge is no longer necessary for basic operation, though it enables further features. Up to ten bulbs can be controlled by Bluetooth (which requires location services to be enabled) over a range stated to be 30 feet (9.1 m). Use of the Hue Bridge enables control of up to 50 lights, assignation of room names, full voice control, configuration of Hue smart accessories, setting of timers and schedules, away-from-home control, routines to switch on and off, and synchronisation of lights with entertainment devices. A security flaw

68-544: A limit later increased to 1600 lumens. In July 2018, an outdoor version of the Philips Hue suite was introduced, and in October 2018 a suite of entertainment-focused, free-standing light fittings. In January 2019 Philips announced outdoor sensors and lights. Three different Philips Hue color types are available, all dimmable: White, White Ambiance, and White and Color Ambiance. The White bulbs produce white light with

85-520: Is a Dutch multinational lighting corporation formed in 2016 as a result of the spin-off of the lighting division of Philips , by means of an IPO . The company manufactures electric lights , light fixtures and control systems for consumers, professionals and the IoT . In 2018, Philips Lighting changed its name to Signify. The company still produces lights under the Philips brand. The Lighting division

102-583: Is a landmark in the country and dominates Bogota's skyline along with other structures such as the BD Bacatá , the World Trade Center , FONADE and Colseguros buildings. The base of the tower is a square, constructed at the juncture of two of the most important avenues in Bogota. The building's facade comprises pilasters of concrete and vertical glazing bars, extending unbroken from ground level to

119-560: Is the central controller of the lighting system which allows the bulbs to "communicate" with Apple HomeKit and the app. In 2016, Philips released a new square shaped v2 bridge with increased memory and processor speed which replaced the round v1 bridge. The first-generation bridge received a final software update in April 2020, and support from the Philips web servers was discontinued. Functionality including grouping lights into rooms and scheduling scenes that depended on Philips servers to pack

136-523: The IoT platform and connected lighting systems aimed at consumers and professionals. Philips Hue Philips Hue is a line of color-changing LED lamps and white bulbs which can be controlled wirelessly . The Philips Hue line of bulbs was the first smart bulb of its kind on the market. The lamps are currently created and manufactured by Signify N.V. , formerly the Philips Lighting division of Royal Philips N.V. The Hue Bridge

153-727: The Hue HDMI sync originally used only the Zigbee Home Automation protocol, but later supported Zigbee 3.0. Hue system components can be controlled over the Internet, typically by smartphone apps over cellular or WiFi networks, or a Home Automation voice command interface. Commands are delivered to the bridge via a wired Ethernet connection which transmits the commands to the devices over the Zigbee mesh network. The initial system had bulbs capable of producing up to 600 lumens ,

170-564: The Torre Colpatria one of the city's most important observatories. . Since 2005, a tower running race takes place on December 8 to climb the nine hundred eighty steps up, where participants, in groups of ten competitors, start every half minute. The record time is 5 minutes 11 seconds. 4°36′40″N 74°04′13″W  /  4.611040°N 74.070288°W  / 4.611040; -74.070288 Philips Lighting Signify N.V. , formerly known as Philips Lighting N.V. ,

187-603: The UK-based company Telensa, a smart street lighting controls company. On 20 December 2021, Signify announced it has entered a final agreement with AMS Osram to acquire horticulture lighting company Fluence for $ 272 million, and the deal was completed in May 2022. Signify manufactures lighting-related products, mainly under the Philips brand (used under license), but also as Philips Hue , Color Kinetics and WiZ, among others. Signify's portfolio consists of electric lights and

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204-448: The building's roof. The feature provides ventilation and natural light to offices. The Torre Colpatria's complex includes a separate ten-floor building, built to give contrast to the main tower's height. There are several public and commercial banking offices, as well as parking facilities. The tower has an observation deck on the 49th floor, open to visitors on weekends and holidays. Both its central location in Bogota and its height make

221-522: The company would change its name to Signify, which became effective on 16 May 2018. However, Signify continued to produce some of its lighting products under the Philips brand. On 16 April 2019, Signify acquired the Hong Kong –based Wi-Fi connected lighting provider, WiZ Connected, for an undisclosed amount. On 2 March 2020, Eaton sold its lighting business, Cooper Lighting Solutions, to Signify for $ 1.4 billion. In July 2021, Signify acquired

238-641: The instructions into a form the bridge executed could no longer be created. Users of the earlier v1 bridge had to update to a v2 bridge to be able to control their configuration. The Hue system was released in October 2012 on Apple Store , and was marketed as the first iOS-controlled lighting appliance. Products released before 2019 use the Zigbee Light Link protocol, a compatible subset of Zigbee 3.0, to communicate, while lighting products released later use either Bluetooth or Zigbee 3.0. Smart switches, motion detectors, and other accessory devices such as

255-455: The main reason for the demerger was that the medical technology business accounted for more than 40% of sales, while its lighting arm remained a major money-spinner, selling products in 180 countries. The separated entity had an initial public offering on 27 May 2016, valued at US$ 3.4 billion; 25% of the shares were offered. The company listed on Euronext Amsterdam under ticker code "LIGHT". In March 2018, Philips Lighting announced that

272-459: Was found and resolved in 2016: the bulbs, and potentially other ZigBee devices, could be remotely controlled by anyone, using inexpensive equipment. Researchers tricked the lights into installing a malicious firmware update enabling them to be controlled from 70 metres (230 ft) away. In an article in Forbes , Seth Porges called Phillips Hue the "best product of 2012". PC Magazine reviewed

289-585: Was part of the first activities of Philips , that started in 1891 with an incandescent lamp factory in Eindhoven , the Netherlands. In September 2014, Philips announced that the company intended to split the company into two market-leading entities, one focused on health and medical technology and the other on connected LED lighting. On 3 May 2016, Philips announced the formation of the separated company called Philips Lighting N.V.. Philips stated that

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