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Nanoleaf Debuts Matter-Enabled Smart Holiday String Lights
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Pro tip! You can always tell cheapie light strings from the amount of LED.s and gaps between them. Just look at those gaps in the image above! Why bother!
Need to see a comparison with Twinkly.
I got a set after Christmas last year and they’re great.
The water resistance is a big bonus though.
I got a set after Christmas last year and they’re great.
The water resistance is a big bonus though.
These look awesome!
We have to buy a few new strands every year as strands only last a season or two.
So doing quick math, if these would last for several season, that recoups losses confusing regular lights, + technology they offer, the price looks a bit better.
We have to buy a few new strands every year as strands only last a season or two.
So doing quick math, if these would last for several season, that recoups losses confusing regular lights, + technology they offer, the price looks a bit better.
"a bit excessive?" It's a totally ridiculous price for 20 meters of lights. Really!
Not sure if you have seen Twinkly. Supports HomeKit and have tons of configurations/themes. Expensive as well. But, quality of lights are very nice.
Got the Balsam Hill Christmas tree that comes with the Twinkly lights pre installed. Way better then doing your own.
Fully agree. I have Twinkly lights and they are working great. I don't have the flickering issues during animations. But, I have noticed depending when you bought them, they behave a bit differently. Even with the same firmware. Twinkly ended up sending me a set and ended working the same as the newest sets I bought. I would reach out and see if they will exchange them.
Start the spiked eggnog early
Always. I bought a Philips Hue setup with my old employer’s discount and never completed it because the prices are still egregious IMHO.
EXACTLY! I bought a pre-lit artificial tree at Home Depot around 2.5 years ago that does white or color light patterns. It came with a remote and I attach it to a smart plug from Meross that integrates with HomeKit. And boy have we network restricted it!
This single string of lights costs more than the whole tree.
You’re right about those. I haven’t looked at their normal bulbs before. Just their shapes, which are expensive like these string lights.
HomeKit is not available for Android. Matter-Enabled means android users can use them too. And that's 70.77% of the global market share for mobile operating systems. So yeah, they "matter" for NanoLeaf.
You can pick a Twinkly 250 string up in the UK for £80, though I do know from previous threads they seem to be a lot more expensive in the US.
I don't see how these can even compete with Twinkly outside of the US - 50% more expensive, no 3D mapping, limited patterns, no synching of multiple sets, indoor use only (unless very sheltered). Of course people will buy them as Nanoleaf is better at marketing itself than Twinkly, but I don't think those buyers will be getting a good deal.
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Clicked the link to their website out of curiosity but the cookies window thing popped up. The amount of tracking from advertisers / 3rd parties, analytic companies put me right off ever buying any Nanoleaf products in my lifetime.
Nanoleaf today announced the upcoming launch of the Nanoleaf Smart Holiday String Lights, which are able to integrate with Matter-compatible smart home platforms like HomeKit.
The two 10-meter light strands include 250 addressable LEDs that can be set to 16 million colors and multiple shades of white that range from 2700 to 6500K. With IP44 water resistance, the 250 lumen lights are able to be used indoors or outdoors.
Lights can be controlled with the Nanoleaf app, with the Home app, or with Siri voice commands. With the Nanoleaf app, there are customizable color palettes and light animations, plus an option to sync with music that's playing. There are nine preset scenes such as Holiday Magic and Crackling Fireplace.
Because Nanoleaf's lights are Matter-enabled, a Matter-compatible smart home hub like the HomePod mini or recent Apple TV 4K is required to use them with HomeKit.
The Nanoleaf Smart Holiday String Lights can be pre-ordered from the Nanoleaf website for $120. Orders will begin shipping in mid-October.
Article Link: Nanoleaf Debuts Matter-Enabled Smart Holiday String Lights
Any company that tracks me I’ll never buy their product..
It should not be too long until xLights supports these.
xLights – Light sequencer and Show scheduler
xlights.org
Then you will be able to do just about anything with them (16,000 lights):
Price wise, these are competitively priced at the moment. Hopefully, as these types of lights (Twinkly and Nanoleaf) go mainstream, price will come down as volumes go up.
IP44 seems like a big miss here. I had govee bulbs outdoors that had a higher rating IP and in one decent rain storm they were toast. Don’t see how a “splash” proof string lights can be considered outdoors unless it’s under protection.
