It’s easily my most favorite effect that the Beam has. You can adjust the speed too, from the seizure-inducing 100 milliseconds, down to the memorizing 60 seconds. What it does is move the colors either up or down. But the LIFX Beam includes a new effect that is not seen on the LIFX Tile or their lightbulbs, and that effect is Move. Over on the effects tab, you have the usual with LIFX Colour Cycle, Flicker, Spooky, Strobe, and the music visualizer. You can create more beautiful themes like the ones included, or have some fun and put up dozens of different colors. There are some stunning themes to choose from, but if you want to get creative, head on over to the paint section (this is the create tab after all!) Here, you can use your finger to “paint” directly onto the Beam. Seeing the colors blend together with the themes is something quite special. With all 6 sections, that leads to a total of 60 separate LEDs that you can control. Each section has 10 LEDs that can be colored separately. These themes aren’t just a solid color though. Here, we can select from a variety of themes. There’s something quite soothing about a single solid color filling the entire beam, but the real fun begins when we head towards the Create tab. The lights are pretty bright, which each section being 200 lumens, for a total of 1,200 lumens! It can easily light up a small room at maximum brightness. There’s the standard color wheel, which lets you pick a solid color of your choice. With it all set up, how does it perform? Just like other LIFX lights, there a few different ways to adjust the light. If you want more, you’re probably best to look towards the LIFX Z Strip. However, at this time you are limited to using two corner pieces and 8 sections. I believe this is possible and LIFX could decide to release an additional accessory to allow this. One thing I would have loved to see would be a connector that would let you spread the beam across two walls. Fortunately, it was easy to remove them and install them again correctly. Using the 3M mounting tape, I starting mounting them to the wall, but when I got to the end, the magnets prevented me from plugging it into power. I later settled for creating a straight line.
I initially wanted to create a backward 7 shape, but because of the magnets, it was impossible. Because they’re magnets, they have to connect to a specific side. Simply snap them together to connect them! This is a huge improvement over the LIFX Tile, however, there are a few limitations. On each end of a stick is a magnetic connector.
The install process with the LIFX Beam is much simpler. It required routing wires to connect the Tiles together, and it took me several hours to install. One of my biggest complaints with the LIFX Tiles was how difficult it was to install them. Inside the box, you’ll find 6 light sticks and 1 corner light, which allows you to create an “L” shape beam.
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