Hue`s new TV sync app is preposterously expensive
(CrackBerry.com)

There`s a new Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs that`ll scan the colors on your screen and light up your room. But... it`s absurdly expensive. Could it possibly be worth $130? I know I like to hate on subscription charges, but is this really the answer? Got a Samsung TV? Got Hue smart lights? Want those lights to sync up with your TV, giving you whole-room bias lighting? Cool, can do! Signify, the company spun off from Philips to run the Hue brand, has offered a box that sat between your HDMI source and the TV, intercepting and analyzing the video signals received to send commands to designated lights. But the Hue Play HDMI Sync Box was pretty pricey at $250 for what`s a neat effect. But hardware like that isn`t necessarily cheap to make. The bigger problem has been that more and more of us aren`t even using any HDMI components to get video to our TVs — we`re increasingly just watching from apps on the TV, and there`s no HDMI signal for the Sync Box to analyze. Never fear, f...