OSRAM Smart+, an interesting range of HomeKit-compatible products

The arrival of Apple HomeKit caused manufacturers to get excited about this issue and today we have many brands that have products related to the smart home. This time we want to add to the list of companies that have a good catalog of products to veteran OSRAM.

Surely most of you know the brand so we are not talking about a brand that is new to the market. They have a lot of experience in bulbs, lights, home accessories and others, so we couldn't help but look at their range OSRAM Smart +, which are Apple HomeKit compatible products.

HomeKit on macOS a great advantage for users

It is true that the configuration of these products and basically all the registration is done from the iOS devices, be it the iPhone or the iPad. But then Apple TVs enter the scene to act as a bridge or Macs to manage our smart home from anywhere. That is why every time we want to see more products of this type and every time manufacturers are betting more on them, getting the market for these products to increase and thereby improve their quality and functionality.

OSRAM Smart + LED strip goes to the party

This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting options that the firm presents us, but it is not the only one. This multi-color LED strip offers us in this case the possibility of using up to 16 million colors with itIt also offers more than enough light for a small room, a place in the kitchen, behind the television or any place you can imagine. In this case, they have IP20 certification.

The main advantage of this strip of bgarlic consumption is that it allows us add elements without cutting it. This does not mean that we cannot cut it, this is also possible and is marked on the strip, but thanks to the connectors that it adds on each of the sides (easy to connect) it allows us to add or remove strips to adjust it to the necessary measure. We can add as many as we want and in our case we have three 60 cm LED strips each connected to each other and the brightness they offer is really good.

We cannot say that they really serve to illuminate a room perfectly, but with several connected strips, enough light can be given anywhere. Obviously this is something that we have to calculate for ourselves and see the amount of light we need. The energy qualification of these LED strips is efficiency A and therefore they help us with savings, on the box it indicates that they are 10W and they have about 600 lm for each one of them.

Simple setup and configuration

Like the rest of products similar to this one that we have on the market, the LED strips have a 3M sticker underneath that allows a very easy and fast installation anywhere in our house. The good thing about this is that we simply connect the cable that goes to the LED strip with the wall device and that's it. The configuration is the same as in all HomeKit devices and we need an iPhone or iPad with iOS 10 or higher. Once plugged into the power we simply have to enter the Home app and scan the HomeKit code that we find on the LED strip itself and on the papers that are added in the kit.

The self-adhesive strip and the ease of connection between the strips themselves make installation very simple and it also ranks among our favorite HomeKit-compatible devices since does not require a bridge or anything similar for its funtionability.

What's in the box in this OSRAM Flex 3P Multicolor

On this occasion we can see that three LED strips of 60 cm each, plus a wall connector, an extension cord and the device to work through HomeKit that also serves as another small extender. Obviously, the corresponding instructions and guarantees are also added.

According to the manufacturer the shelf life of these strips is up to 20000 hours (approximately 20 years) according to the manufacturer. On the other hand, we will not have problems of any kind in terms of overheating and also the options to change colors are really good thanks to the HomeKit app that we have on our Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch.

Price

In this case, the price we find on Amazon is really interesting and it is positioned as a tough competitor in the market for these products. LED strip with adjustable color control through Apple Homekit from our Mac or any iOS device, along with everything necessary for its operation has a price on Amazon of 63,32 euros. Then you can add loose strips that connect easily to the ones we already have. All the information about these LED strips and the other products compatible with HomeKit from Osram can be found on their official website.