Broogs, a Multi-purpose Smart Lamp That Doubles as a Lantern, Audio Speaker, Mobile Notification Center and More

Seoul, South Korea, February 1, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Traditional lamps usually offer one function, brightening up your room. But in today’s world, the need for devices that are multi-functional, especially in the “smart” realm or Internet of Things, is ever increasing. A lot of thought was put into the design for Broogs to meet the needs of the modern user.  

There are other “smart” lighting options out there like smart bulbs, but the overall devices they come in usually lacks in features. Broogs isn’t a smart lamp simply because the color of the LEDs can be changed to any of nearly 16 million colors. When connected it a device via Bluetooth, a variety of extra features become available, like streaming audio, alarms, and push notifications (Facebook, Instagram, etc.). When you receive a phone call or text, the lamp provides audio notification as well as visual notification via the lantern.

The lamp comes in two pieces, each consisting of its own unique functions. The lamp base comes with touch controls for brightness/on-off, USB ports for charging, a Bluetooth speaker, and houses the LED lantern. The lantern (bulb) part that sits in the base can be removed and carried around in the dark. The lantern also features USB ports that allow device charging via USB as well.

Since the base also comes with built-in USB ports, additional wall chargers that take up outlet space are no longer needed either. At the base of the lamp sits a downward facing high-quality Bluetooth speaker. The position of the speaker, which sits slightly above the surface of wherever the lamp is placed, provides better acoustics by reflecting audio against the surface and spreading it around the room.

The most important thing, even if there is a sudden power outage at home, the removable lantern at the top of the lamp can provide about 3-4 hours of light and can be carried around. The lantern portion of the lamp can also charge smart devices via USB until the power comes back on during those emergency situations.

The functionality does not reside all in the lamp however. The associated mobile app is what drives the features for Broogs and as the app gets updated, the functionality of the lamp will also get updated for future app integration.

Keep an eye out for their Kickstarter campaign expected to launch early February, 2015.