Linkind Smart Light Stick Pro turned on in color in ceiling light 4

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Smart ambient lighting lets you add personality to indoor and outdoor spaces. But unless you’re willing to splurge, you usually end up picking one thing and living with its limits. A flame-effect lamp adds atmosphere but does nothing else, string lights add glow without much shape, and functional lights don’t give you the splash of color you might be looking for. The Linkind Smart Light Stick brings it all together.

It screws into a standard E26 socket like any regular bulb, but uses controllable color zones to build a flickering flame effect, full-color lighting, and up to 850 lumens of brightness, all from one fixture. The Linkind Smart Light Stick and the AiDot app work together, so the same socket that used to hold a plain bulb can flicker like fire in the evening and light a room clearly during the day. Here’s what you need to know.