NEW Twinkly Squares!! HOMEKIT REVIEW

Twinkly has just released their new Twinkly Squares LED Light Panels. We'll look at the HomeKit integration and help you decide if this might be a good addition to your smart home.

Twinkly Squares 5+1 Kit

Squares 3 Pack Extension

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Video Chapters:
0:00 Chapters
0:45 About Twinkly
1:30 Pricing
1:58 Details
3:00 What's in the Box?
3:43 Setup
4:39 HomeKit Setup
5:00 Mounting
5:53 Mapping the LEDs
6:30 Upload Your Images
6:43 Demo
7:11 HomeKit Integration
7:53 FInal Thoughts

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#HomeKit #SmartHome #Twinkly

[Dr_Cole]

Great video, Shane. The vibe I get from these Twinklie Squares is very reminiscent of 80s computers and an overall 80s motif. Being a product of the 80s, I love this. The funny thing is that other wall mounted programmable HK lights can look cleaner, but these Twinklie Squares with their black line creating a pixel like feeling create a vibe that is pretty cool.

[turist]

Looks cool, but to really enjoy it one would need far more than those 5+1, which would be heavy on the wallet.

[randygreen]

I just linked you to this ad on IG then scouted out YouTube for more information alas who pops up first on YouTube?!?! 😂

[gm]

Bad black gloss will mark so easy when wiping shame should be matt less problems 👍 fab video.

[Faiq_h]

update after using them for a year in the office. I had it connected to my home automation but even my SignalRGB found it on my pc and it synced without it and I can extend my pc animations to the displays which is nice.

Now I have a small light panel wall that can be controlled by either my pc, home kit, or phone,

I would recommend if you do not want to program leds yourself.

I just wish the price was so high and availability weren't so low.

[dashbrj]

Aren't they fantastic - mine arrived yesterday and I love them. They cost a bomb but both my mate and my neighbour think they look stunning. I now have an important decision - finding them a permenant home!

[inelonwetrust]

Very excited for this video. This is my current must have. Such a cool and fun product. Great video Shane!

[ashpole]

What am I missing, the pricing is odd? The 5+1 pack is $250, or I can buy 1 panel/controller pack for $50 plus 2 x 3 panel add-on packs for $200 for a total $250. If I buy separates then I end up with one extra panel for the same price!

[radiocaf]

5:53 that transition made me think the panels fell off the wall for a second... 😅

[ChrisWilliams-vmdo]

I immediately thought, kitchen backsplash. How cool would that be?

[Polkster]

These look pretty cool.However, since wall space is at a premium at my house, I doubt I'll be able to get them.

I do NOT like the larger black line between the squares. If Twinkly had been able to eliminate that, then aesthetically these would have been a home run.

I also don't like that you have to use their app to do the effects. I too would have loved to see them allow the addition of scenes that could then be triggered from the Home app.

Because of these two issues and limited wall space, these will be a hard pass for me. If these two issues are resolved in the future, then I could easily see myself "finding" the wall space to put these up. Especially in my office.

[hunterbsmith]

Let’s get Shane to 100k by the end of 2022!

[CopyWhoTV]

My experience with the squares has been very frustrating, They don't maintain a connection to either the twinkly app or apple HomeKit. It can be rectified temporarily by resetting them, but then after being connected for a short bit, they once again become completely non-functional. I'm disappointed because I like the idea in concept, but I cannot figure out why mine don't function properly. I have gone through the steps for reset several times, only to experience the same results each time. I bought 2 5+1 kits. So I have two panels, 18 by 24 LEDs. I'll probably return them both, but I'm bummed because they fit rather nicely. I can get them to run the "default" blue display, which is nice, but I can't have any other functionality with them.

[dashbrj]

They look nice, and I want some but boy are they expensive! :)

[uniqueflh]

Another good review Shane.

Very cool product, as most of the Twinkly stuff is, but kinda pricey.
Not sure those are going to make it onto my ‘wish list’.

[Bigglare]

effects = scenes = #matteriscoming

Ordering some this week.

[emanuelesteves]

I wish they supported IFTTT, I currently use LIFX lights for my blood sugars red for low purple for high, so I was thinking if blood sugars are low twinkly lights would show image of someone eating or just the word to eat, high would be needle Injection

[Radzio]

If u out a 20 inch tv on the wall you will have even better effect.

[SteadyShadow]

ouch, that price, i am still paying for my Christmas tree made with twinkly lights. but they do make a great product, I don't doughs they look even better in person

[PyroAficionado]

When they are on white they remind me of looking out through frosted security glass in a mental ward or something lol