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Card 229 of 9802026-09-27 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-27

DiscoBeat wants every smart light on the same beat

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DiscoBeat describes a phone app that listens to music and synchronizes mixed-brand smart lights, using camera calibration to measure each light’s delay.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-27 issue.
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People syncing mixed-brand smart lights to music
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The site says only Hue has completed its own rate test; other brand tiers await testing.

Field notes

The described calibration flashes lights one at a time and measures how long each takes to respond, instead of relying on a single room-wide lag adjustment. The page distinguishes continuous streaming, beat-triggered changes, and slower ambient changes, while warning that some integrations depend on unpublished protocols. Its own rate testing has covered Hue so far; the app-store links remain marked “coming soon.”

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