2-Pack: Geeni Smart Indoor Color Strip & String Lighting
Our Take
- You can dim them, change the color, set schedules, et cetera
- Control them with an app
- They also work with Alexa or Google Assistant
- They can “dance” with the music too (if you want them to)
- Are they available in Georgia Red: Buddy, they’re available in every red
Your Take
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I think 57 is a new high for number of product images!
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Oh, dear. I am a big fan of sparkly lights. I may be in trouble here...
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According to some googling, these are addressable pixels. Those of you unafraid of some splicing or soldering could attach them to a WLED or similar controller for some more flexibility, if the built-in isn’t to your liking.
Cozy Up
I’ll get to these light strips in a moment, but first, I’d like to express a pretty uncontroversial opinion: fall is the best season.
The temperature is just right: mild during the day, cool at night. And the culinary possibilities seem endless. A nice, refreshing dinner salad? Maybe with toasted pepitas tossed in? Delicious. But it’s also cool enough that you can justify making some soup or running the oven long enough to bake a homemade lasagna or casserole.
Then there are the holidays. Halloween? Always fun. Thanksgiving? A caloric disaster, yet nonetheless a good time.
But one thing that I feel oft goes unrecognized about the season is that the sun sets at the perfect time.
Of course, this is all subjective. For me personally, though, that 7:30 sundown matches exactly my internal clock. I can enjoy a little time outside straight through until dinner at 6 or 6:30. Then, when the meal’s over, and I’m wanting to get a bit cozier, boom, dusk settles. Once total darkness falls, I’m right where I need to be, on the couch, watching some TV, or in a comfy chair, reading a book.
Summer, on the other hand, can be a bit much. Possibly, I’m a curmudgeon. But c’mon, sun past 9pm is overkill.
In fact, I’ll just come out and say it. I prefer the short, cold and dry days of winter to the long, hot and humid days of summer.
Some of this is privilege. I work from home, where the windows are plentiful, and my schedule is flexible enough that I can get out in the middle of the day if need be. Others, sequestered in windowless offices, aren’t so lucky.
But I also think a big part of why I don’t mind winter has to do with the preponderance of cozy nooks throughout my home that feature warm light. Because the problem with winter isn’t that it’s dark. It’s that, for many spaces, the only way to combat said darkness is by flipping on some harsh overheads.
And here, we find ourselves finally getting to the product.
Head over to the Amazon page for these things, and take a look at the product photos. Don’t those rooms look nice? The friendly glow that can be dimmed or dialed up, the array of different colors. It’s just what you want to create a little corner of comfort where you can curl up on harsh winter nights.
Sounds nice, right?
On the other hand, you can also sync them to music and party straight through until spring.
Whatever you choose, we won’t judge. As long as, you know, you choose to buy them. That part is pretty important to us, I’ll admit.
Today’s SideDeal
- 800 lumens each, fully dimmable
