Be smart, stay dumb.

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Philips Hue Go
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Philips Hue Go

By Philips Hue.

$159
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A portable lamp with Bluetooth, a Zigbee radio, an app and a cloud account. The light is lovely. The rest is a hub, a login and a privacy policy.

Local
Bluetooth, RF or NFC. An attacker has to be nearby.
Online
Wi-Fi, Ethernet or cellular. An attacker can be anywhere, and it can collect data.

Buy the dumb one instead

We do not link to the smart one. You can find it.

Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the dumb one.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisPhilips Hue Go
The dumb oneDumb oneBig Dipper beeswax tapers
2
Power cut
FALSE
TRUE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
#DEPENDS
TRUE
4
The company switches off its servers
#DEPENDS
TRUE
5
Someone tries to hack it
FALSE
TRUE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
FALSE
TRUE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
TRUE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
0 of 60/6and three maybes
6 of 66/6

The dumb one is the Big Dipper beeswax tapers.

Row 2

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Turns on when asked. Sometimes when not.

Philips Hue Go

$159
Local · Online A lamp with a bridge. And an app.