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Secretlab has released the ErgoArch, a $179 light bar accessory that attaches to its Magnus Monitor Arm. It offers smart lighting via Nanoleaf with 16.8 million colors, adjustable color temperature from 2700K to 6500K, and a wireless control puck, plus a magnetic webcam mount. It works with any VESA-mounted monitor, including curved screens, and is powered via USB-C.
Nanoleaf has released a Model Context Protocol server enabling its smart lights to be controlled through AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude using natural language commands. The system can also let lights react to real-time data such as weather. Developer tools are available now, with pre-built integrations for major AI assistants arriving in October.
Signify has partnered with Nanoleaf to let Nanoleaf Shapes panels—Hexagons, Triangles, and Mini Triangles—integrate into the Philips Hue ecosystem. The integration requires a new Philips Hue Wall Light Module, priced at $39.99 separately or bundled into starter kits starting at $199.99 in select markets.
Philips has launched two cheaper ways to sync Hue lights with a TV: a $150 Sync Box 4K using HDMI and a $120 Play Screen Sync that relies on a camera instead, both undercutting the existing $385 Sync Box 8K. Separately, a new $40 Wall Light Module lets Nanoleaf panels function as Hue devices within the Philips ecosystem.
Philips Hue is partnering with rival Nanoleaf to bring Hexagon, Triangle, and Mini Triangle wall panels into its smart lighting system via a new $39.99 Wall Light Module, available starting September 3rd. The module contains Hue's full connectivity stack—Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Thread—letting users control the panels through the Hue app or Matter-compatible apps like Apple Home, while also unlocking Hue scenes, automations, and entertainment features.
Philips Hue has published a support page confirming a new wall light module that lets its app control Nanoleaf Hexagon, Triangle, and Mini Triangle panels. The panels will function similarly to a Hue gradient striplight, syncing to colors chosen from the Hue app's color wheel as part of a broader smart lighting setup.
Leaked images and reporting from Smartlights.de suggest Philips Hue is developing a wall light adapter that lets users control Nanoleaf's Shapes panels—including Hexagons, Triangles, and Mini Triangles—directly through the Hue app, supporting up to 100 connected panels per adapter. The module is said to launch in early September for around €40, though it remains unclear whether Nanoleaf's signature lighting effects and animations will carry over into the Hue ecosystem.