Blynclight Mini

Easy to install and to configure. It even passed our company security checks for the O365 (Oauth) integration, however I'm using it in client software only (just the status light) with Teams, Zoom and the outlook agenda. It would be great if the software would also recognises that a Teams call ends earlier and you are available again; it drives my co-workers crazy, my lights is always "busy" ;-) Would love to have the ability to have the following physical improvements: 1) Additional holder to slide the status light on (you might travel with it, so 1 for the laptop lid, 1 for the external monitor), or just as spare. 2) Or have the ability to use a magnet to snap it to the laptop lid (very often, the lid have metal corners and easily work with a magnet.

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Unlike the previous status indicator, which was connected directly to the headset base, this one works exclusively via software. However, you need explicit built-in support for each application (GoToMeeting, WebEx, Slack, Teams, etc.) for this, which is missing for most of them, at least on macOS. The advertised cooperation with Plantronics Hub unfortunately does not work to a meaningful extent - the indicator here can show that a headset is connected, but events like "On Call" or "Incoming Call" are unfortunately not registered by the software. Neither Embrava nor Plantronics support have been able to assist in order to make this work.

With the major shift in the world to remote working and tele-commuting, it's been much more difficult to achieve work-life balance. This little color changing light takes the guesswork out of my schedule for my kids. I wish I bought it sooner, as they are now loving knowing if they can enter the office freely, ok to knock if you need something small, or if they can only knock in an emergency. Everyone who works from home needs one of these! I push a longer micro USB cable on it an mounted it just outside my office door. Thrilled with its functionality!

Nice to provide an indication of my status to coworkers walking by. The size is perfect to stick on the corner of the monitor. The brightness is not obnoxious in the office. Setup is a breeze. My only gripe is the adhesive that comes on the mount isn’t the best but it hasn’t fallen yet. Overall it does the job.

The light works well, as intended: different colors for different status...when it's working! It looks like it's harder to set up and keep connected with MS Teams than other apps. I installed the software and set up the light at first, which did not work. I tried many ways to get it to connect to Teams to no avail. I had to open a ticket with the helpdesk. They sent me a whole procedure to follow (reinstall the app, disconnect/reconnect light, choose TEAMS option 1 in app, choose TEAMS option 2 in app...) from the look of it, it's not the first time people are having issues with Teams and Embrava. When it finally connected, it worked well. But between my PC going to sleep and getting back on the next morning, the light wouldn't work. I had to start Teams again, and disconnect and reconnect the light via the app. Now, some morning it works with no intervention, some morning I need to restart. A little buggy with MS Teams. From what I can read, it works better with WebEx or Zoom, but I haven't tried that yet. I was testing this light to deploy throughout our office of 40 people, but I'll test it a bit longer before buying more units.