Philips Hue bulbs will be even more expensive in July. And it may not end there.
by Scharon Harding from Ars Technica - All content on (#6Y6YZ)
Philips is upping the prices of its popular and already-expensive Hue series of smart lighting products starting July 1. The company is blaming tariffs for the changes and has suggested that prices could go up even higher after the initial bump in July.
Philips started informing its customers via an email marketing message earlier this month that prices would go up and urged people to buy Hue lighting sooner rather than later.
In a statement to the Hueblog website, Philips' parent company, Signify, explained why people in the US will pay more for Hue products soon: