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It’s been five years since Philips Hue unveiled its TV-and-light-syncing HDMI box, and now Hue is back with a beefier version that supports the 8K video churned out by the latest gaming consoles.

One of the highlights of the new Philips Hue Play box is the upgrade to HDMI 2.1, which supports resolutions up to 8K and refresh rates up to 120Hz. The standard is used by the latest generation ...

The color-changing Hue bulbs in your living room are about to get a lot more useful, with the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box enabling just about any media source to get its own "surround light" show.

If you want pulsing lights that sync with your TV screen while you’re watching videos or playing games, the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box is currently the best way to make it happen. Not everyone ...

WiZ has launched a new device to rival the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box The WiZ HDMI Sync Box uses the same tech, but is less than half the price It comes with an LED light strip, and can be synced ...

Philips Hue has released an update to the HDMI Sync Box, designed to deliver vibrant, synced lighting for home entertainment setups. With full HDMI 2.1 support, their new and updated Sync Box 8K is ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...