Philips has announced a new light bulb which is designed to be controlled by eithet your smartphone or tablet, the Philips Hue, which is a web enabled LED lightbulb and you can use your device to change the color of the bulb.

As well as changing the color of the Hue with your smartphone, you can also turn light of and on and controls them remotely via the Internet when you are away from your house.

Other features on the Philips Hue include:-

Save your favorite light scenes for each room or time of day and recall them in an instant
Use any photo on your phone as a color palette to paint your room with light and bring your memories back to life
Tune white light from warm candlelight to vibrant, cool white light
Create ambience or complement your decor with the colors of the rainbow
Control and monitor your lights remotely when not at home for security and peace of mind
Set timers to help manage your daily routine
Let light wake you up refreshed or help your loved ones fall asleep

You can find out more details on the Philips Hue over at meethue and there is a video of the light bulbs in action over there.