Xiaomi Yeelight Bedside Lamp

Bedside literally means near-to-bed - in this place in apartment is installed a smart lamp Yeelight by the recommendation of manufacturer.

Device is shaped in a cylindrical form. Lamp is minimalistic, its lower side, which takes one-fifth of the entire structure is made from lightweight aluminum, and the rest of a material similar to plastic light matte color. On the aluminum edging is company’s logo Yee.

On top of the lamp is on / off button (in the center of the circle) and the oval button to switch glow.

Lower edge is equipped with a special rubber stand around perimeter of the circle, so Yeelight does not slide on the surface. By the way, cover is very tenacious: the lamp remains in place, even under slippery angle of table surface.

Lamp’s weight is successfully distributed from the base to the top, and the Yeelight’s center of gravity is somewhere just below the center. Also, at the lower aluminum rear part of the nightlight is the power connector.

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Yeelight Dimensions

We would like to focus attention on the size of Yeelight. If we were shown at presentation of mini lamp size of 22.1 cm by 10 cm and it seemed very tiny, in reality things would be very different.

Yeelight Bedside - is a big bedside lamp. It is massive, volumetric and it is much bigger than it looks on pictures.

To understand the dimensions of Yeelight its enough to put the lamp close to the average cat.

With regards to characteristics of Yeelight, they are as following:

    Height: 221 mm
    Diameter: 100 mm
    Weight: 700 grams
    Maximum brightness: 300 lumens
    Rated power: 10 W

Control
Yeelight is controlled in two ways:

    Manually
    Smartphone / tablet
To switch a floor lamp - just click on the round activation button on the top of Yeelight. The lamp glows with a pleasant white (white-blue) color. Lighting mode can be changed on different by clicking on the (oval) key.

The coolest part - Yeelight brightness control. Even at the presentation it was shown that the brightness of the lamp can be changed by the movement of the finger on the disk and counterclockwise. The entire upper area of ​​the disc is sensory. This decision we have seen on iPod, where the volume control was carried out by sliding on the sensor area of ​​the circle.

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Yeelight App

For Android and iOS devices is available Yeelight application to control the lamp. To download the program, you need to scan the QR code on the official website Xiaomi:
Yeelight App (Android / iOS)

Synchronization with Yeelight goes via Bluetooth, it may take some time. After pairing, the user will be able to:

    lighting color management on your smartphone
    brightness control
    Setting the timer to switch off
    Range specification for color glow

Not so many options for use, but all of them are about the subject. Another awesome feature of Yeelight is the ability to sync with a bracelet Mi Band.

Paired devices are beginning to create real magic. Mi Band tracks when the user starts to fall asleep and suppresses nightlight automatically, which really cool. To test this clearly you wont be able to, but in the morning, when I woke up Yeeligh was switched off – thus, it works.

Conclusion

Yeelight Bedside – is a bright and pleasant gadget from Xiaomi, from concept of smart home devices. With its functions (nightlight) device copes perfectly well, it just has to be put next to the bed and to switch on before going to sleep, while watching movie or reading through your emails.

In addition, Yeelight thanks to its minimalist design is easy to fit into any interior.

Cons of Yeelight are obviously presented, but they are insignificant. Not advised to use Yeelight lamp for reading books, since it has a white color, but it seems somehow unnatural at night, reading a paper book becomes quite uncomfortable. There are also cons that includes Yeeligth’s plug - it is flat, and most likely you will need an adapter.