A relatively low-cost array and in some cases unusual products that can help users expand their apple-centric smart home ecosystem, Kozik is one of the homecut accessories manufacturers.
The company provides homekit-consistent smart outlets, switches, bulbs and sockets like other manufacturers, but there are less common products like light strips, door/window sensors, environmental monitors and even power strips.
LS 1 Light Strip
One of the most popular homecut accessories of Cozik is LS 1 Lite Strip, 2 meter string of LED lights that allow you to choose from 16 million dimeful colors, you are looking for light light on your television or monitor, one of the other applications in a kitchen or any other app. Although Kuzik LS 1 LS 1 Light Strip provides its own application, homecot support means that you can access it from iOS (and soon Macos Mozave) or Siri -centered home applications and you can integrate it with other homekit devices to activate it as part of any scene or other automation.
In compliance with 60 LEDs, LS 1 is a 2-meter strip that some extra cord and a single-button controller that allows you to turn and turn off the lights manually. The light strip is USB-powered, this can be a benefit because it gives you some interesting flexibility in the mounting positions when you can use a USB port, computer, dock or a power bank on your TV.
From the downside, the kuzik does not provide any power adapter to the box, so if you want to power it from a wall outlet, you need to supply yourself. The light strip is rated for a 10-watt power draw and the kozik offers a 2A power adapter for the maximum brightest. The power cord is not horribly long (about 0.5 meters), so that you can also be a problem depending on where you want to install the light strip.
The LS 1 Light strip provides a total of 500 lumen light output for the entire string, which offers 1400-1600 lumens less than some competitors like Hue and Leafx Z. Especially for illumination in dark or semi-dark rooms because many people can probably use light strips, I have found the light strip of kozik a lot of bright.
The setup of the light strip is extremely easy, you will need to download the Kozic app, create an account and allow permission to access home and location. From there, just plug the light strip, scan the homekit code in the controller or guide manual, allow it to connect to your Wi-Fi (a 2.4 GHz network is needed) and give it a name and room location. The colors can be adjusted to the Kozic App or Home App, but the Kuzik app is a bit stronger in that case.
The overall documentation is somewhat weak, and there are some languages on written materials, apps and kuzuis websites here and there. They must benefit from some polish by local English speakers but this is quite clear enough to determine what you are doing.
Mounted the light strip is fairly straight, running 3M glue on the whole back of the light strip part. This is very powerful, so you don’t need to worry about going down your lights, though it breaks me about whether the specific surfaces may be damaged in the removal process.
Like every light strip, it is somewhat complicated to adjust the LS 1K you want the right size, as it is enough to bend that the curves and angles become complicated. The adhesive light strip is strong enough to help secure, but you have said that Kozik says you want to be careful about not turning the strip too much that you should not bend less than your 30-degree angle. The LED part of the light strip has been rated to prevent water and dust, but Kogik says it should not be used in the outside or in the bathroom or other moist environment.
The LS 1 Light strip can be deducted to shorten it at the desired length, but obviously the part will only be effective with the controller, so the removed pieces need to be removed. In contrast to some other light strip brand, LS 1 does not also extend. For example, Hue and Leafx Z LS 1 comes as a 2 meter strip, but you can buy extensions at a length of 10 meters in length with a controller and plug. If you want to go more than 2 meters long with LS1, you need to use separate strips.
Although the light strip is on your chosen color, remember when the strip is ever plugged or loses energy completely for any other reason, it will be default toward white and you need to set your favorite color again.
Kuzik Home Apps can serve as an almost complete alternative to the Home App, as it shows all your homekit devices and provides you quickly to control them, but I will not recommend the app for regular use. This is good enough to set up your light strip, but the design is deficient and there are some bugs like my thermostat temperature appears in Celsius units even though the Fahrenheit application is being selected in its options. During the World Cup, the Automation Tab included a seamless advertisement and discount to participate in the competition related to the event related to the event.
Especially for the light strip, the app provides a faster access to a brightness slider as well as a favorite color selection. However, you can dig more to customize your colors using the color wheel or temperature wheel. You can even upload photos and automatically select the app that presents the photo that presents the photo and you can configure Alexa and Google Assistant integration.
Apple’s home app controls are somewhat similar, tagling it with a quick tap on the light strip tile and a more deeper press brings a brightness slider. From there, you can choose from favorite colors or dive more to customize by color and temperature.
Although Cozik’s LS 1 light strip is shorter in the feature category than the other strips of the more bright, and perhaps multiple colors (LIFX Z) or supporting the music and films, where it wins is in the price category and is a bigger. LS 1 is currently available on Amazon for $ 35, which is $ 90 for Hue and LIFX and $ 55-60 for Sylvania offer like many others. Unlike Hugh, Kuzek doesn’t even need any hub, easy installation and to make less chaos with your router.
So if the price is considered significant for you, the Kozic LS 1 Light Strip is definitely like testing as the Homekit Light Strip Solution. It is not as complete as the other available light strips in the market and it is lacking some polish in the application and documentation area, but if they are not a deals for you, then it is hard to overcome the value of Kozik’s LS1.
DWA 1 door and window sensor
Among the other products of the cozik are DW 1 door and window sensor, a general magnet-based contact sensor to inform you whether any door or window is open or closed. We looked at similar censors as part of the ring alarm kit, but other companies like Cozik also sell standlone sensors that can send notifications when the door or window positions with homekit support change you may send notifications. You can check the status at any time through the Siri, Home App or Kozik app.
Homekit support, excluding general status checks and updates, allows you to integrate cozik doors and window sensors with other homekit products in the form of scene and automation. For example, you can trigger a light when opening a door, either for protection purposes or lighting for a light switch only to provide a dark closet or room lighting.
The setup of DW 1 is very simple again, pulling a home app interface to handle the Kozic app. It turns on the battery protection tab in the sensor, allowing it to automatically discover the app via Bluetooth. Once you scan the HomeCet code, it will take a minute to be fully active and then you will be able to give it a name and a room for the purpose of grouping and automation.
Stick the sensor and magnetic to your door or window and you are good to go. The two pieces must be within 2 centimeters of each other to articulate the closed state, and the kozik suggests that the light magnetic part should be mounted in the immovable door or window when the larger sensor sits in the frame. The back of the attachment parts is through the adhesive and if the initial set is worn or you decide to change the locations, an additional set of adhesions is included.
Once you get up, you can use the Siri, Home App or Kuzik app at any time to check the door or window status and you can configure notifications and see the battery level in the home app.
L.S. 1 Lite Strip, the cuisic app can be a bit preferred when it comes to managing doors and window sensors. It similarly shows the battery level and relevant information like the open/closed state and location of the house. It also has a section of “Logs Records” that shows the history of the latest 100 open and close events, but the format is the primary and events as “open” and “off” as “off” and “off” states.
DW 1 door and window sensor use a replaceable CR 2450 button battery and should last up to a year in a single battery. DW1 is currently available from Amazon to $ 31.99 and includes sensors and magnetic parts, an additional set of adhesive and a SIM removal to equipment to access the pinhole reset button in the sensor if needed. This is somewhat cheaper than the door and window and is significantly cheaper than the fiber door/window sensor, so Kozik DW 1 can be a good option for those looking for this type of sensor in their homekit setups.
Note: Kozik has provided Macrumors to the LS 1 Light Strip and DW 1 door and window sensor for this review. No other compensation was found. An authorized partner with Macrumors Amazon and may obtain commissions in case of purchase made through links in this article.
