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Easybulbs – Wifi LED lights

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easybulb wifiboxA week ago I ran into a post about Easybulbs on the Homeseer support forum. Being very happy with my Philips Hue lights I wanted to know more.
These bulbs are also being sold as DekoLight, iLight, AppLight, AppLamp, LedMe, MiLight

NOTE: I have not seen or tested any of the Easybulb products! The information is based on other sources of which most are linked!

What is the Easybulb?

It’s a LED light with a name that could easily fit the TellSell portfolio ;-). These LED lights have Wifi connectivity to control them. A smartphone app allow you to control the lights.
Components: the Easybulb RGB or White + the Wifi Box + (optional) Easybulb remote
Apps: Wifi Controller 2.0 for iOS or Android

 

Wifi box?

Isn’t Wifi enough to control the lights? You must use the Wifi box.

The FAQ: ..”The WiFi controller uses standard security settings with encryption packets of WEP-128 making only you or authorized person and devices able to control the lights.”
My view: Well, first of all WEP-128 bits is not considered secure anymore. Do you have to use this Wifi box because the lights don’t support WPA2? This is an interesting approach.

The FAQ: ..”Do you have to be in range of the Wifi controller box to control the lights or can I do this remotely?
Answer: “You will need to be within range of WiFi controller to be able to control the lights. Easybulb cannot yet be controlled remotely but we are working on this and updates will be free.”
My view: You have to connect your phone to the Wifi box directly! (ad-hoc networking using WEP-128 bit). That means you will never connect to the bulbs directly and the Wifi box is not connected to your home network.
The biggest problem in my view: you have to switch wifi networks to control your lights. That’s unacceptable.
Apparently the Wifibox will get some ‘local network’ connection in the future using a free update.
Update: You can ‘pair’ the Wifi box with your existing wireless network. See instructions on the support page.
this page also has instructional videos.

 

Compared to Philips Hue

The Easybulbs are a lot cheaper. But… Here’s a fantastic feature comparison by Jon00:

Jon00 Wifi Led matrix

Jon00 also measured the light levels of the Easybulb RGB and the Philips Hue
I took 2 light readings with both bulbs set to full brightness in a dark room using the same lamp holder: 
       Reading (A) – 1 meter (39″) below the lamp.
       Reading (B) – 1 meter parallel (i.e same height) from the lamp.
    ………………..Limitless LED………Philips Hue
   White (A)…………….33 lux…………….71 lux
White (B)…………….15 lux…………….38 lux
   Red(A)……………….10 lux…………….32 lux 
   Red(B)………………..4 lux…………….17 lux 
   Yellow (A)……………16 lux…………….53 lux 
   Yellow (B)…………….8 lux…………….28 lux 
   Blue (A)……………..10 lux…………….11 lux 
   Blue (B)………………5 lux……………..6 lux 
      It’s interesting as both bulbs claim to have a 600 lumen output!
Here you also see a huge difference between Easybulb and Philips Hue. That’s probably all because of pricing.

Pricing

Based on the Easybulb website, May 2013, don’t know about taxes & shipping.

€ 55   – 2x Easybulb RGB + Wifi Box
€ 73   – 3x Easybulb RGB + Wifi Box
€ 82   – 3x Easybulb RGB + Wifi Box + RGB remote
€ 92   – 4x Easybulb RGB + Wifi Box + RGB remote (free)

€ 16   – 1x Easybulb White
€ 18   – 1x Easybulb RGB
€ 20   – 1x Easybulb Wifi box
€   8   – 1x Easybulb RGB Remote
€   7   – 1x Easybulb White Remote

 

Conclusion

Without having seen the Easybulb it’s easy for me to say. Based on the specs & features it’s a no-go. The network limitations are not an option for me.
However, they are cheap. For the price of one Philips Hue light bulb you can get 3 Easybulbs.
And Jon00 has written a plugin for Homeseer that allow you to integrate the lamps. For that there appear to be some limitations (cannot control individual lamps, cannot pull status) but I have to dive into that. 

 

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Comments

Easybulbs – Wifi LED lights — 17 Comments

  1. You forget to mention that they are usable with an normal stylish remote ! That is a big plus for me. My children and wife use it all the time when I’m of with tablet and phone. App Lamp even offers RGB LED strips controllable trough the same APP, which I will install soon as ceiling light. Did you test the white bulbs ? They are way brighter, and might be even brighter as the Philips Hue’s.
    You can “compare” them in this video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xKZBzvcZ0
    I don’t get your “isn’t Wifi enough to control the lights?” because Philips has a “BRIDGE box” to, same deal.
    And yeah price price price

  2. by the way: in networked slave mode ( STA:station ), WPA2 in all types IS available
    In AP mode (acces point, sort of ADHOC) it isn’t, but you wouldn’t want to use the AP mode anyway, because then you lose cennectivity with internet, due to the direct link. So WPA2 is available.
    If you are Dutch: check the manual here, it describes the networking in detail:
    https://www.applamp.nl/service/handleiding/
    Cheers

    • Hi i have a wireless router that doesn’t seem to be picked up by the app, you seem quite knowledgable about this can you understand why it doesn’t pick it up and do you know of a fix?

      Bit out of the blue but it would be great if you could help me.

      Thanks

      Mark

      • Hi Mark,
        Unfortunately I don’t have an Easybulb (yet). So for support you would have to check with Easybulb.
        Good luck!
        DJ

      • There are 2 wifiboxes out there.
        Do you have the dark/blue yellow one ? Then search for app “milight” / “mi-light”.
        Otherwise if you have the blue / orange one, search for the APP “wifi controller 2”. In the last case use the fantastic user manual from AppLamp:

  3. I just got mine today.

    The lamps/LED-strips don’t use WiFi directly, these objections don’t apply.
    The wifibox is a bridge that translates UDP command recieved via wifi into 2.4GHz commands. WPA2 is available. The box has a built in webserver to configure it via browser.

    The lamps stay in sync unless you are insanely fast with your commands.

    I like it, the only disadvantage for me is that the color version doesn’t come with a warm/cold-white switch. I’ll implement that in my own mobile software.

    The Phillips system is admittedly more sophisticated, but the (amazing) price makes indeed a difference too.

  4. There is a bulb that is perfect for warm white / cold white.
    The advantage is, that it is way brighter.
    you don’t need color anywhere.
    Easybulb always took ages and is bad in customer support.
    I use these guys now. Shipping to Germany is free :)
    Fantastic support and way more compatibel products.
    Here is the Dual White kit. They also offer led strips (RGBW! :) )

  5. By now there is a combined color / warm white bulb (RGB+W).
    It has 9 Watt power now.

    The Dual White bulbs are also upgraded to 9W.
    8 channel wifi control.

  6. Hello Jean,

    Thank you for the link. I bought mine from
    The pricess are cheaper and the support is great. They also ship free to Germany, France and Uk.

    • Slimmeledlamp is not a good idea. They don’t even speak english and there support is minimal to none (same as easybulb… also no support). I must say AppLamp (wifiledlamp.com) ships fast.

  7. A warned man is worth two!
    I read a lot about easybulb and bad deliveries!
    Just go with
    Pay a dime more and receive your stuff TWO DAYS LATER!
    Extremly friendly, supportive and SUPER FAST.
    They have more than easybulb rippers.
    There is also the Dutch mirror: https://www.applamp.nl/
    MY ADVICE!

  8. We have 8 of the 9W RGBW EasyBulbs in our lounge (these are the ones with both RGB LEDs and white LEDs); 1 in a standard lamp, 3 in wall fittings, and 2 x 2 bulbs in ceiling fittings, and have separate channels for the standard lamp, wall lamps and each of the ceiling fittings. The main reason we opted for these over the Philips Hue was the price, availability (the Philips Hue was sold out on the Apple Store website, whereas the EasyBulbs were in stock, and promptly delivered within a couple of days or so after ordering), and that the EasyBulbs were available in both Edison Screw (ES) and Bayonet (BC) variants – as the standard lamp and wall fittings are ES, whereas the ceiling fittings are BC – so all our light fittings were supported by the EasyBulb without having to change any fittings or use clunky adapters.

    The main gripe we have with the EasyBulb system so far is that the wi-fi controller is prone to stopping working and needs both our BT wireless router and the wi-fi controller to be power cycled to fix the issue (we have the wi-fi controller configured to connect to our BT wireless router via WPA2 encryption). This means that we can’t control the bulbs from our iPad/iPhones when this happens (the iPhone/iPad app just won’t connect to the Wi-Fi controller until we power cycle the BT router and Wi-Fi box) – although the remote control still works.

    On the plus side, the EasyBulbs remember their last setting when switched on again at the wall (after being switched off at the wall), so you can use the wall switch to switch the lights off (if required) and have them come on at their last setting when switching them on again – this is useful if going out and not wanting to faff with your phone to turn the lights on again when you get back home – I personally find it easier to just use the light switch instead.

    As for the light output – the “white” mode is certainly bright enough for our needs – at 9W per bulb – and we’re saving quite a bit of electricity compared with the 20W dimmable compact fluorescent bulbs that we had before. And while the colour rendering of the EasyBulbs (in “white” mode) does not seem as natural as the compact fluorescent bulbs were, we’ve found that we get a pleasant effect by having one of the ceiling lights on white, one on turquoise, and the wall lights on purple. But I would consider the range of colours possible to be one of the main limitations of the EasyBulb versus the Philips Hue (where the Philips Hue is capable of displaying a much wider range of colours). Although, again, I’m perfectly happy with what the EasyBulbs can do for the price.

  9. We have ordered the new GU10 from wifiledlamp.com
    They are tiny halogen LED replacements in RGB and white (RGBW).
    They are compact and can be hooked to the wifi bridge as well as to the remote, which I use the most. I’m so happy with them because I save a LOT (replacing 12 pieces 50W with 12 pieces 4 Watt, can you imagine)!
    I’m sure you will love them

    Cheers, Fanny
    By the way, this blogpost seems outdated, because we have a total new wifi bridge and other APP with multiple groups.
    Love the AppLamp / MiLight products for the quality light, and especially for the price.

    • The blog post is outdated as you can see (date), but it’s a BLOG post ;-)
      This sounds like you’re working for the manufacturer or supplier of these lamps, correct?

      • No, I just love the GU10 remote control and the ability and I was charmed by the fast shipping of this particular company.

      • It’s the “because we have a total new wifi bridge and other APP” that made me think you work for a related company

  10. Hi Domoticafans,
    Just like many of you I started to look for affordable LED bulbs and ended up buying a test set from China. At that point my engineering background took over and I could not resist to put a saw into one of the bulbs and make some pictures.
    For those of you still considering LED purchase, take a look at this review site:
    http://www.odipoes.com/milight
    I’m now in touch with a few manufacturers to see what they can do to improve the color temperature. Language is an issue for them so this will probably take a while…
    Cheers,
    Gert

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