MiPow BTL100-SR-WW PLAYBULB Bluetooth Wireless Smart LED Speaker Light Bulb

The bulb works very well however there are a few things that should be a bit more clear or noted.1) When you connect to the light there are two different bluetooth channels. One controls the light through the app, and the other acts as the speaker. My blackberry paired with the speaker without a problem. My wife on an old Samsung S3 took a few tries to detect the speaker but could grab the light signal and control the light easily. My father with his iPhone5 had the same troubles as my wife. So the lesson is look for two signals, and try turning the power on and off a few times to get the speaker signal to be detected.2) Of note is the speaker quality. We listen to talk (sports and news) as well as classical music. The speaker is good, but I will alway avoid playing it at full volume as there is some distortion. We have this in our kitchen so we can stream MLB.com, podcasts, and music from our phones or computer while we prepare, eat, and cleanup dinner; the speaker works great for this activity, but I would still use a clock radio and normal speakers in all other instances.3) The light is excellent. We replaced a 60 watt bulb, and because it is semi-enclosed the light emitted is similar yet we are consuming much less energy.

Grandpa here... This is a 9 month update on our purchase of the MiPow Bluetooth Wireless LED Playbulb. We have had ample time to use this product in many areas and fascists of our daily family life.Replacing the Playbulb with our normal LED light bulb from our deck light, we then enjoy music from our tablets out on the deck during a nice spring or summer day. As well as enjoying music while we are doing our gardening. The Playbulb is plenty loud enough to be heard all over the deck and into the garden. But not loud enough that the neighbors can hear it or complain about it. This will not rock the house down if that is what you are looking for. But if you are looking for something like background music level from say a waiting room, yet a tad louder. Than this Playbulb works out well. The light is a bright white, not a yellow white, and we had almost no bug activity around the LED light at night. Over all, this Playbulb has worked well as our out door bluetooth source for music.Replacing the Playbulb with our normal LED light bulb from the bathroom. Well lets just say the wife no longer takes 20 minute baths, she now takes two hour baths almost. As she will get lost in her music while soaking in her lavender tub. The music is plenty loud enough for a bathroom due to all the reflective properties found within the room. Loud enough that I can hear it at times down the hall in the bedroom even with the bathroom door closed. In a small space, and a highly reflective place, the Playbulb comes through in good sound quality. Again, this is not going to rock the house down. The white of the LED light can be a bit bright in the bathroom, especially because the light hangs in front of the mirror. We normally prefer the yellow LED light as it is softer on our eyes, but to each their own.Replacing the Playbulb with our normal LED light bulbs from either our bedroom or the daughters. In both rooms the sound was good being they were being a material lamp shade which can absorb the sound. They sound like a good clock radio that one might play in their bedroom to give an idea of the sound level and quality. Like the other locations, the Playbulb will not rock the house down. But in the bedroom, I would recommend two Playbulbs, one for each side of the bed. For having them in stereo they would produce a much better sound quality that evenly distributes itself throughout the room. Being the bedrooms are bigger than the bathroom, and less reflective. The Playbulb is not as loud in the bedroom compared to the bathroom. But this can be solved by using two Playbulbs.We were not paid nor discounted in any way, shape or form for giving our honest opinion here of this product as a review to assist others. We believe, as a family, it is important to give an honest and accurate review to assist others so they can make good purchasing decisions that can benefit them and their family. And not be lead to cheap, unwanted purchases that are scripted by advertisers to buy their products. We are a family that believes in a minimalist lifestyle while trying to be green as much as possible in all departments of our life. As we care to leave something, anything, of this planet to our grandchildren so they may enjoy it as we have.

Really sad I bought this for our family at Christmas. It doesn't work. The light only works. The app plays music through your phone not the bulb. And you can only play iTunes music no Spotify, Pandora or other music apps. The app is basic and doesn't do anything.

I wanted to try one of these, but to be honest; I was thinking they were probably a bit gimicky.In the first few tests; it really performed. The sound volume really surprised me. The sound quality was average compared to say.... a $30 Bluetooth speaker. I think this might be a good and discrete way to keep a speaker in the bathroom for those mornings when you really need some music or a pod cast.

The app for these continue to kick me out and seems to have trouble connecting to the lights so I use the playbulb x app instead.

Only four stars because it does not live up to the product description of "rich sound" other than that it is a good product.

Not what I was expecting. Can't get the music to stream to it so all it is, is an expensive adjustable light

Deliver what it said it would. Not sure yet how long this will last.

Esperaba un foco que brillara mas, pero realmente es como para poner en una lampara de noche y no mas, unicamente la funcion del sonido es bastante bueno viniendo de algo tan pequeño, no mantiene mayor problema.

me funciona con algunos dispositivos y otros no.dependerá mucho del transmisor bluetooth que tengas.la iluminación es baja, deja que desear.

Me lleve una sorpresa desagradable al darme cuenta que no era el modelo de luces de colores, me arrepentí de haberlo comprado sin fijarme