I tried this last night, and it's definitely a step in the right direction. It seemed to be missing custom presets, though, and I'm not always at my computer, so I end up using an app on my phone to control the lights more.<p>Sadly, the first-party mobile app still seems to be the best bet overall, and it's a complete piece of garbage quality-wise, but it provides everything I seem to need.
Very nice, was wishing aloud just last night for something this straightforward. I expect I'll be using this a lot.<p>I'd love to see it have a menu bar item option. And I note that the interface would work nearly as-is on iOS. (And I'd jump on paying $0.99 for it, on either platform, if you decide you're so inclined.)<p>Does it work with the new Lux white-only lights?
Could I hijack the comments to talk about the hardware itself? I've been looking into remote-controllable lightbulbs, but Hue seems to both cost more than I like and have features I don't need (RGB for example). What are the alternatives, and what's your experience with them?
very cool! I've been thinking of going down the automated home path. Seems like this would be a good way to dip my toes into the water without investing tons of money.