- [google] what do you get when you put a vest on an alligator? - [jonathan] yo guys, jonathan here, and i'm gearing up for along overdue office tour, but in doing so, one of the things i'vewanted to do forever is completely automate the lighting. so with that, i thoughti'd give you sneak peek of setting that up with google home.
if you haven't checkedout google home yet, it has quickly become oneof the coolest pieces of smart home tech out right now. whether you want to set a timer: - [google] alright 10 minutes and here we go. - [jonathan] play a song on spotify: - [google] playing marian hill on spotify. (marian hill music)
- [jonathan] know the weather. - [google] it'll be partly cloudy with a forecasted highof 57 and a low of 49. there is currently a flashflood watch in effect. - [jonathan] or evenask it a question like how many ounces in a liter? - [google] one liter equals33.814 us fluid ounces. - [jonathan] what it alsoworks crazy well with is controlling lighting, andspecifically philips hue.
- [google] sure, turning eight lights on. - [jonathan] now huge shoutout to philips for not only sponsoring this video, butalso a really awesome giveaway, where we're teaming up togive you guys a chance to win one of three smart home starter packs, which includes a philips huewhite and color starter kit and google home. now admittedly, setting uptech isn't always the easiest, but pairing google home withhue is one of the quickest,
simplest experiences i've ever had. in the home control sectionof the google home app, hit the plus symbol in thebottom right hand corner, select philips hue hit pair, and then press thebutton on your hue bridge. once your bridge isdiscovered, you can then assign individual lights to rooms,and also set nicknames, but beyond that, you are ready to go. what sticks out to methough, is how responsive
and how instant google homereacts to changing the lights. ok google, turn off all the lights. - [google] okay, turning eight lights off. - [jonathan] okay google,turn the white lamp on. - [google] okay, turningthe white lamp on. - [jonathan] okay google,change the black lamp to blue. - [google] okay, changingthe black lamp to blue. - [jonathan] okay google,turn the hue go one blue. - [google] you got it.changing hue go one to blue.
- [jonathan] okay google,turn all the lights orange. - [google] sure, changingeight lights to orange. - [jonathan] okay google,dim the lights to 25%. - [google] sure, settingseight lights brightess to 25%. - [jonathan] so if youalready have a google home and philips hue, you cansee exactly how simple it is to get them to work together. whether you want to controlall lights, individual lights, change colors, dim, brighten.
it all works insanely well. now as far as the office tour, that is coming very very soon. so definitely stay tuned anddrop a like if you're excited. for a chance to win oneof those three smart home starter packs, all thosedetails are down below. this is jonathan and iwill catch you guys later. - [google] if you want to open a store, i recommend selling stoves.
you'll immediately offera range of hot products. (dance music) - damn, evans! (laughter) alexa stop. for the love of god, stop. - [evans] you're gonna break something.