Twinkly - Smart Light Strip-Line 100 RGB LED Gen II Starter Kit - Black

I am hooked on these lights. Very expensive but absolutely worth it. The app is amazing. So many options. Ill never get tired of these lights.

These Twinkly LED strip lights are easy to set up and fun to use. Right now I am using them as ambient lighting for my television, but will likely experiment with moving around the house for different applications. These lights can be controlled at the basic level with the included controller unit, but I recommend downloading and using the Twinkly App. The App unlocks a multitude of features and controls that the manual controller can not. With the controller you can basically just cycle through the preset light modes. The Twinkly App provides an amazing level of control and customization for the lights. There are several different presets to select from, as well as many different effects available in the Twinkly App Effects Store available to download. There is also an option to create a playlist of effects, and even a carousel command that cycles through them all. The App amazingly allows each individual LED (all 99 of them) to be individually programmed to any color in the RGB spectrum. This is a very impressive feature that people who appreciate tinkering will enjoy. The potential for effects is nearly infinite because each LED light can be programmed anywhere within the color wheel. The setup was very straightforward. Just plug it in to get started and use the manual controller to cycle through the lights. Once you have the Twinkly App downloaded, pairing is very simple. Creating an account is required to proceed, but I was able to use my Apple ID to do that. Facebook was also an option to create an account. It uses Bluetooth to start the pairing. Place the device in pairing mode by holding the button on the controller down until the indicator light changes color, and then use the App to find the device, pair it, and join your wireless network. The App controls the device via Wi-Fi. I did not use the adhesives on the back of the strip because I want to be able to easily move it around my home. I am very much enjoying the Twinkly LED light strip. It is purely for fun and entertainment, and for that it serves its purpose extremely well. I am looking forward to using them in the future in various places around my home. The potential applications are nearly limitless!

I’m a tech and lighting dork. I’ve been designing lighting solutions and fixtures for quite some time. The relative inexpensiveness to fun and effectiveness of LED lighting has made it so much fun. Anyone can do some useful and creative things in their home with color-changing LED bulbs and light strips. The key thing is that is has to be simple to set-up and customize. So…Twinkly. Lovely packaging and opening experience. I really like the black plastic and rubber components because you want that to disappear in your install. The instructions need to be improved. I first went through the maddening process of connecting the system to WiFi…on 2.4 Ghz only (?!). Same process I used for a competitor nearly a decade ago. Most people would punt. I’m relentless. So I got that to work. I’ll finish my disappointment - there are many, many ways to customize the colors and patterns - but I couldn’t figure out most in the first week. Again- the average consumer will give up. Now the positives- there ARE many, many pre-programmed options for time and color (beautiful colors by the way). There are pulsing, crawling and other effects. Awesome. The ability to customize patterns by swiping over an image of the led strip, cool. I will keep working on learning the capabilities. I also like the end-to-end expansion capabilities- simple with a few integral pins on one end and receptors on the other. Just plug one strip to another. If they can improve the instruction manual, I think this would be a really fantastic product.

The Twinkly Smart Light Strip is fun, we put these in my teen's room and I was impressed with the amount of versatile functionality available via the app. In the box is the power cord, wired control box, and 5' light strip. Setup is to lay or adhere the light strip where you want it, install app, and turn on. I was happy that I could lay the lights flat without having to use adhesive, allowing my teen to move them any time she wanted a change. These lights are bright and crisp, however the impressive features come via the settings in the app. The app allows you to pick colors, patterns and blend them together into hundreds of different light show combinations. There is also the functionality to have the lights sync with sound, control brightness, and set on/off timer. I didn't have any issues installing the Twinkly app or pairing the lights with Alexa for hands free controlling (on/off and brightness). The only reason for 4 stars versus 5, is my daughter wanted to run a long line around the border of the room, and it seems that you can only directly connect the starter kit to one 5' extension for a total of 10'. I'm hoping there are future updates that allow for longer, continuous, light strings.

I first saw a product similar to this last May in an Airbnb cabin we rented in the Smokies. The cabin's owner had assembled the light strips in every edge of the bedroom and along multiple surfaces on the cabin deck. The display created a breathtaking party atmosphere, and I knew I would eventually want to acquire LED strips myself. I was therefore very excited to see the Twinkly Smart Light-Strips available from Best Buy, especially because the price was much lower than the light strips I discovered in the cabin. The Twinkly Smart Light-Strip was even better than I expected, based on my memory of the cabin display. The WiFi connection was super-easy to install, and I programmed my light strip into action in just a few minutes. The phone app for the Twinkly has an unbelievable number of color and pattern effects, and if they are not enough for you, you can even edit them and create your own. Just a couple of observations to keep your expectations realistic. What I acquired is the starter kit, with the wireless connection device and one five-foot strip of 99 LED lights. Five feet is not long, so if you want to do extensive lighting you will have to purchase additional strips that plug easily into your first strip. Next, although there is a "pulsing" effect, it is not set to synchronize with music. For that you will have to purchase a separate Twinkly Music device, which is not expensive. Finally, you may have to figure out some things yourselves. The Twinkly project originated in Italy and is marketed internationally, so each instruction page in the manual contains a few sentences in 14 different languages. The instructions are a good place to start, but you may want to visit the Twinkly website for more detailed information. Also, in alignment with Twinkly's international effort, the power supply for the wireless device has a generic socket into which you must insert the supplied power plug for your country. It took me several tries twisting the plug in firmly until it clicked into place. Once I clicked the plug into place, the power supply was solid. Twinkly interfaces with Amazon Alexa and other voice command services. I tried Alexa and it worked perfectly, although the commands are limited to turning the lights on and off and controlling the brightness. It would have been nice to be able to choose an effect by voice, although I am satisfied with the current functionality.