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YourPhilips Huelights and other Zigbee smart home devices could one day do double-duty as occupancy sensors.

A living room kitted out with Philips Hue Smart Lights in various lamps

The concept was developed by wireless networking company Ivani as an example of what’s possible with Zigbee.

It could be available for both new and legacy devices, and could be rolled out OTA.

What’s next?

Ambient Sensing | Zigbee Use Case - YouTube