Our garden was OK until we realised that the previous owner had decided to fill in an old pond pretty badly. Over the years it’s developed into the Himalayas and I’ll probably need to get someone to roll over it with something.
I’m no gardening expert, but I do know how to pad out a story so that it’s not just one paragraph. That’s for sure.
Now, a short while ago we posted a Playbulb review. It was a remotely controlled lightbulb which could also blast out tunes via an in-built speaker. All from your phone. Pretty neat. Then there was the Playbulb Candle, which emits light and a fragrance too.
If you don’t have a wibbly-wobbly garden like me, you can light it up with some solar-powered colour-changing lights from MiPOW. These turn on or off depending on the lighting conditions (obviously off in the day) and, via the same PLAYBULB X application, you can control the lighting over Bluetooth. Group up to five of them together for “total ambience”.
These can be bought from Selfridges from September for £39.99.
10th June 2015 – London – MiPOW are introducing an exciting NEW addition to their already successful PLAYBULB range. The PLAYBULB Garden is a smart colour LED solar garden light that adds vibrant colours and exciting effects to the garden.
With the free PLAYBULB X app, users can change the lighting tone of their gardens at the tap of a finger thanks to Bluetooth technology. Plus it is solar powered – making it as a green as a garden! PLAYBULB Garden features an intelligent built-in sensor that detects the lighting condition and automatically turns the PLAYBULB Garden on or off accordingly – making it both efficient and environmentally friendly.
The PLAYBULB X app can be downloaded for free from both the App Store and Google Play. The app allows users to control the colour, speed and effects of the Playbulb from their phone. Simply turn on the Bluetooth and pair up with the Playbulb. The app also allows up to 5 Playbulb products to be grouped together – creating total ambience in the home and garden.
The PLAYBULB Garden will be available at £39.99 in Selfridges from September 2015.
Specifications:
Capacity: 1000mAh/ 3.7V (3.7Wh)
Cycle Life: 500 times
Power: Solar powered
LED Power: 30mW
LED Current: 15-20mA
Bluetooth Version: 4.0 and Bluetooth SMART
Supports: iPhone 4S or above, iPad 3 or above, iPod 5th generation or above (running iOS7 and above), Android phones running Android OS 4.3 or above (with Bluetooth 4.0 or above)
