Elgato Avea Reviews

Decent...

AngelicStar❤️

I’m satisfied with the color customization, and the level of brightness control is nice. I really wish there was a timer feature to turn off. **UPDATE ** As of iOS 12/watchOS 5, the app is no longer working on the Apple Watch.

Looking for Further Support

Gank!

With today’s release of iOS 11.3, HomeKit Support should now be possible through software authentication as opposed to the device itself needing Apple’s special chip to ensure authenticity. This means, theoretically, that a firmware/software upgrade could allow devices designed before HomeKit was even a thing, to work with HomeKit. It would also be nice to see the app take advantage of the iPhone X screen size.

Very neat product and app

ChrisE1G

Who knew playing with...lightbulb(s) could be this much fun lol. Yea u need an Avea lightbulb, about 30-40 bucks LED low energy bulb. Just put it in any ordinary lamp you got around. It'll communicate via Bluetooth (built into the lightbulb) with your iDevice. It's able to produce quite a lot of colors, at various brightness. You can even combine multiple lamps for various color patterns, or control them separately like more regular lamps w. dimmers etc. Fun, relaxing, a small taste of that "future" smart house no one actually lives in.

Good app and product to go with it, but I do have some suggestions.

autonomous2323

This app and the lightbulb that goes with it are great. It's nice that it connects via Bluetooth and doesn't need a wifi hub like the Hue and other products out there right now. The scenes provided are pretty cool. But, I do have some issues/suggestions. 1. Sometimes randomly the bulb will disconnect and not be discoverable. The only way to resolve it is to unplug the bulb and plug it back in. Not a big deal, but is annoying. 2. I would be nice to have more granular control over the solid colors. The few colors provided do not allow for the control I would like. Maybe a color wheel type selector like you find within OS X? Something to tap and drag your finger around to find just the color you want. 3. Like I mentioned, the scenes are pretty cool. Maybe offer more of those? Overall I'm pretty happy with this app and the purchase. Thanks!

Great product that could be exceptional.

Julio3094

I love this bulb! From the moment I read about it on the blogs I knew I had to have it. I waited and waited and checked the order page and managed to get the bulb the first day it went on sale. I've had it since and it's been great. It's a great alternative to the Phillips hue lights... The Bluetooth is usually reliable and the few times I've had trouble a simple unplug has been enough to resolve my issue. I love the app with this product as well. It does a great job at capturing cool scenes. I do however feel it could offer more control over the bulb than just colors. A self timer would be fantastic, say turn off in 30minutes sort of thing. I would also love the ability to create my own scenes, sequence color changes, or do strobe style effects. I've even seen some other bulbs do things like flash certain colors if you have any notifications. Maybe it was done through IFTT? Anyways ultimately I love the device just wish I had more control but who knows if we'll see that in the coming time, when it happens it will elevate this product tremendously.

Awesome! But with one request/suggestion

Video. GAmeZ.

Really cool bulb at a very affordable rate, will definitely be buying more! However I feel it could use iOS 8 Notification Center integration for 3rd party apps, it would be awesome to just slide down the menu anywhere and have the option to turn on/off. Other than that no complaints!

Great value - Limited Control

big shooter

Compared to other offerings, Avea is an outstanding value. I have found, however that the bulb tends toward the cool side of the color spectrum. "White" looks like a fluorescent light - even when tuned as warm as it will go. I was hoping the software would allow me to tune just about any color in the spectrum but, instead, your are limited to a handful of preset colors. Also, the software has no schedule feature other than the Wake-up setting that allows you to set the light to turn on at a predetermined time (but no setting to turn the lamp off).

Watch app needs work

Propellorhead

Phone all works well enough, and has a simple on/off in the top right corner to go back to the last setting. the watch doesn't. I like to use the light in white mode (there should be a white Mode on the main page on the phone) but on the watch I have to scroll down and go to colors and then choose white. One touch of an on/off button would solve all that. Thanks.

Multiple lights one control

Happyvoipuser

Is it possible to control 2 lights with the same settings at the same time? I have two lights in my room and i wold like to link and sychronize both lights.

I love it

badcito

Easy to install and easy to use this product has a lot potential please integrate it to IFTT system

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