Reddit mentions of Philips Hue Smart Motion Sensor (Installation-Free Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights), Hue Hub Required

http://imgur.com/a/4ODHn

From https://www.amazon.com/Philips-464602-Hue-Motion-Sensor/dp/B01KJYSOGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475186677&sr=8-1&keywords=hue+motion+sensor

Up here on Amazon US for release on Oct. 2.

Making Hue lights usable by the rest of the family is definitely a concern. You have a couple of easy options:

• Get Hue dimmer switches ($23 each)
  
  
• Get Hue motion sensors ($33 each)
  
  
• Use Alexa on the Echo Dots
  
  Depending on your specific needs you'll probably want to use a combination of these things.
  
  The dimmer switches work well, you can press the On button repeatedly to pick between 4 scenes, and then change the brightness of a scene once it is set.
  
  I just started playing with the motion sensor and it's definitely nice to have the lights respond without having to explicitly turn them on and off, but not everything will make sense to be triggered by motion.
  
  I also find myself frequently using Alexa to control the lights. The main consideration here is that you will need to group your lights into rooms and make sure everyone in the family knows what the names of the rooms/lights are. Alexa has the ability to set light brightness, set a specific color, or change to a Hue scene. It's fairly flexible.
  
  Eventually you'll want to get fancy and set up a home automation hub like SmartThings or HomeAssistant to let you bring in devices from multiple ecosystems (Hue, Arlo, etc) and create automation rules to run everything, but for now it sounds like you'd be happy with a few of the Hue accessories to make the lights easier to control. Good news is that Hue is designed to be user-friendly and all of the options I listed will let you do basic control pretty easily. When you outgrow that, you have more advanced options available to you.
  
  Hope it helps, and let us know if you have any specific questions about how to set stuff up.
  
  
  
  

Is there anywhere other than the UK Amazon product page that mentions the limitation to Bridge 2.0? I can't seem to find it anywhere on Phillips' Hue product page, nor the US Amazon page:

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-464610-Hue-Motion-Sensor/dp/B01KJYSOGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474321497&sr=8-1&keywords=hue+motion

http://www2.meethue.com/en-us/motion-sensor/

and can use a Philips Hue motion sensor. https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Motion-Sensor-Installation-Free-Exclusive/dp/B01KJYSOGI/ref=pd_sim_60_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=82E68N6TNWRSAWM3E3VZ

> Hue motion sensors

These ones on Amazon? They're $40 each plus need I'd need a new hub for another $45. I've heard good things about Hue reliability but the price and limited utility makes that not very compelling to me.

Maybe an ifttt to turn on a bedroom light when motion is detected. (Requires a $35 D-Link Motion Sensor, not sure if it'd work with the $40 Phillips Hue Motion Sensor.)

Very easy - Amazon ships them at the normal price plus $7 postage

Philips Hue Smart Motion Sensor (Installation-Free, Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KJYSOGI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nOFOzbYSC74R4

About $100:

• $70.00 for a Hue starter kit that includes the hub and two A19 bulbs
  
  
• $40.00 for a Hue motion sensor