It’s finally happened and I have been successfully tempted by The Light Side, accepting at least some AI and aRGB into my life, thanks to Lepro. They offer indoor and outdoor IoT LED lighting, of the fully RGB infected kind, and apart from a few imperfections, they are really quite good. As with most IoT devices, you should make sure they are secure and Lepro seems to have had that in mind when they developed their products. There are no hits, at least for now, when you search for Lepro vulnerabilities and not only is there a way to check for firmware upgrades, there actually was one available for each of the devices I tested.
The Lepro E1 AI permanent outdoor lights, ZB1 string lights and O1 indoor smart LED floor lamp are controlled by Lepro’s LightGPT app and are mostly compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant. Other solutions like Tuya, Smartlife, Home Assistant and some other smart control systems are not, so keep that in mind if your home is fully AI controlled by one of those options. If you don’t have an existing system they are certainly a worthy addition to your yard, the eaves of your house or anywhere you would like completely controllable illumination. If you do use an unsupported platform, and you don’t mind having a secondary system, they are still worth checking out. Do note these are wall powered lights and the actual power connector is not waterproof.
The O1 indoor smart LED lamp has also proven superior to the random inexpensive alternatives offered on Amazon. It has much more precise controls and has proven to be far more reliable than the Amazon product I bought some time ago.