Hive Smart Light Bulb GU10 Tuneable (V9), Works with Amazon Alexa, White

Price: £43.99
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Easy to Control – Produces a cool to warm light that can be controlled via the Hive app
Long-Lasting LED – A bright way of saving for the long-term
Easy Installation – Simply replace your existing spotlights and pair them with your Hive Hub
Setting the Scene – Energise your morning with a crisp cool shade of white and ease into your evening with a warmer tone
The Hive App – Our award-winning app puts your home in your hand and allows you to receive notifications and set smart schedules
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Reviewer: Susan McCall
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hive GU10 variable white
Review: Simple to pair with existing hive hub. Perfect to change to a custom white light in the kitchen. Hive app allows you to group multiple lights together too.

Reviewer: Pinak Das Purkayastha
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great buy for about less than half price on some other outlets
Review: Very satisfied with the purchase. Would buy again

Reviewer: Philip
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GU10 always seem to be more expensive
Review: I wish the companies would set a standard so you didn’t need proprietary hubs etc. I have a Hue system which is fantastic and would use other brand lamps if they were compatible. This is a starter kit with GU10 bulbs x 6. The price is reasonable but more and more generic equipment is coming out at better prices. If you already have a hive thermostat etc then it is a no brainer. I have ended up with a Nest one and hue lights. One day the world will join up!

Reviewer: Rob Sedgwick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Brilliant!
Review: I have used smart plugs and lights before, but they have been standalone. This is my first experience of using a hub, and I am sold on it. The initial outlay is a bit greater but once you have bought a few items it works out cheaper. It’s also a lot simpler as you have one app to install on your phone and one skill with Alexa, and you can group devices together. I can say to Alexa “Turn kitchen on/off”, “Turn living room on/off”, or even turn the whole house on and off. Before I had to set up each device individually.The Hive hub picks up new items when you add a new bulb, and Alexa likewise, so it’s very rapid to add new smart devices. The hub plugs straight into your router with an ethernet cable, which is provided.I am planning to buy more bulbs and maybe some of the other Hive items.

Reviewer: “sgrantham73”
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Faulty after exactly 30 days.. 😤😤😤
Review: Become faulty and cannot return because it fell on exactly 30 days, not happy.

Reviewer: H Jackson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It’s fun to be able to control individual bulbs!
Review: I found this fairly easy to set up. The set up of the Hive and bulb system took us around 15 minutes. It was easier to set up than our wireless printer (which involved having to first connect it via a USB cable, then downloading drivers, then setting up the wireless connection). So if you can set up a wireless printer, it’s likely that you should find it easier to set up the Hive system.However, not everyone is tech-minded. So if you are easily frustrated and want everything instantly, then the Hive system is NOT for you.Having installed it, we are having great fun with it. We have two of the bulbs in lamps on each of our bedside tables. We then have the other four bulbs in the corridor, landing and stairs.The app allows us to control the bulbs individually through our phones. For example, we have set the stairs lights to come on at a certain time in the evening and then to go dimmer later on in the evening after we have gone to bed. The stairs lights stay dim throughout the night (acting as a night light) and then they go off entirely when it is morning. In contrast, our bedside lights go on dimly in the early evening and then get brighter when we are likely to be in bed reading; these lights then dim slowly to signal that we should probably be putting our books/tablets down and going to sleep!Yes, this is not a “vital” purchase. Also, one downside is that you then have to use your phone/tablet app to control the lights – you can no longer switch them on/off using the physical household light switches.) But if you like fun and the geekery of being able to turn individual bulbs on and off (as well as to dim them), then I can highly recommend this.Having said that, purchasing individual bulbs is not cheap. So you may want to bear in mind that it could be costly to wire up your entire home with wireless Hive bulbs. However, we had fun with this starter pack of 6 and we would seriously consider adding to our collection of wireless, app-controlled bulbs in the months to come.

Reviewer: Yorkshireman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for security/deterring intruders
Review: This is a product which I’m only really scratching the surface of as we’re not a home that is currently hi-tech in terms of alexa devices or smart heating systems etc.What I am thrilled about with this product is the additional functionality it provides when you’re going away. We’ll be away over the summer and I do worry that the two very basic timer plugs we use are a very crude way of making the house look like it’s being lived in (memories of Home Alone where the burglars are sitting in their van on the street pointing out which house lights come on at a particular time).This kit comes with a Hub which connects very easily to your router. The bulbs then pair to the hub and are as easy as replacing a normal two pin spot plug. The only rooms we have this type of light fitting in are our bathroom and the kitchen. The kitchen is in the middle of our house and a real focal point of the building, the light fitting has 6 x 2 pin bulbs so it’s the perfect room to test this product out.Once the bulbs are in and paired you can use the app to control the lights coming on and off and the brightness. For us without having other gadgets in the house to get the full functionality such as voice recognition and with one eye on how expensive the replacement bulbs are we will just be using these as a security device. But what a bonus being able to set detailed timers via an app and change things up whilst you’re away. It will certainly make the house seem a lot more lived in.Given time we may well come to upgrade certain elements of our house to take advantage of the other features these lights have. But for now I’m reviewing them for the purpose I ordered them for and for ease of use and it’s 5 stars all the way.

Reviewer: Mechanic66
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not as good as expected.
Review: Had the WIz bulbs which worked great untill after 6 months then they died. Thought I would spend a bit more on the hive lights. Purchased the GU10 starter kit which includes the hub. Also purchased a motion sensor. I have 5 GU10 s in the kitchen and a motion sensor. Main reason being my kids leave the kitchen lights on all the time. I have set the time to power off after 5 minutes after motion is detected. Results are intermittent. Sometimes the lights just stay on beyond the 5 minute timer. Annoying as hell. I think the next purchase will be Phillips Hue, they seem to just work, at an extortionate price.

View recycling information for this and other types of lamps.
Easy to Control – Produces a cool to warm light that can be controlled via the Hive app
Long-Lasting LED – A bright way of saving for the long-term
Easy Installation – Simply replace your existing spotlights and pair them with your Hive Hub
Setting the Scene – Energise your morning with a crisp cool shade of white and ease into your evening with a warmer tone
The Hive App – Our award-winning app puts your home in your hand and allows you to receive notifications and set smart schedules