At first we would like to thank OVEVO for offering a sample of their Fantasy Z1 LED Lamp with Bluetooth Speaker for testing and reviewing.

 

 

 

About OVEVO:

 

“VEVO, who is the Music Service Website from Google, Universal Music and Sony provides the music and video for three TOP music company of the world. It became the TOP music service website in US and top publisher of music.

 

The OVEVO products are based on the music culture of the VEVO website, while the Bluetooth technology was

 

Since December 2010, the OVEVO Bluetooth series of earphones have come quite popular in Europe and USA, while some users have claimed that they are “the perfect combination between Sport and Music”. This is the spirit of OVEVO.”

 

Product Features:

 

16 million colors available thanks to the multicolored LEDs inside

ABC Smart application for enabling extra product functionality

Adjustable color temperature 2800k to 6400k

The alarm can be used at a custom hour each day

While the lamp is operating, we can listen to Bluetooth music via different devices or even via the analog interface

The lamp is ideal to be used in our bedroom, in order to produce a nice ambient lighting

Can be taken outside really easy thanks to its small footprint

 

Product Specifications:

 

 

The tiny speaker/lamp from OVEVO is shipped in a simple cardboard box which is also of diminutive size; the enclosure reminds us of the one which can be found along with the Mi Band from Xiaomi:

 

 

 

Some of the main product features can be observed on one of the box sides:

 

 

 

OVEVO also likes to show us via pictograms a list of compatible devices:

 

 

 

The main product is held secure inside the box with black sponge material, so it won’t move or get damaged during transit:

 

 

 

On the bottom layer, we will also get one accessory box:

 

 

 

A small manual leaflet written in both English and Chinese languages will inform us on how to use the software application and also how to operate the product in different modes:

 

 

 

The box does also come with a regular USB cable for charging the device:

 

 

 

For the small price this smart lamp does sell at, we did not expect to see this material quality, really! The top is also made from plastic but features a paint which imitates brushed aluminum and is also covered by a thin film which must be removed before first use; the top also acts as a capacitive button for switching between different LED lighting modes:

 

 

 

The middle area is the speaker housing and is made from opaque plastic, so the internal multi-colored LEDs can shine through; the speaker is down-firing so the lamp must be sit on a stable surface because vibrations will be transmitted to it:

 

 

 

On one of the laterals of the black base, we will get to see an analog 3.5mm jack for connecting to different sources but also an USB charging port:

 

 

 

The frontal area of the base does also come with a small port hole for the embedded microphone; this one will be used if the hands-free function is in operation:

 

 

 

On the bottom we do have a large rubber foot and the middle portion is occupied by the Play/Pause, Volume Up/Down, Previous/Next controls. The Play/Pause button must be pressed about 3 seconds for turning on or off the device:

 

 

 

The manufacturer does recommend us to charge the device until the RED LED on the bottom will turn off before the first use; when Bluetooth functionality is enabled, the LED will turn blue:

 

 

 

By operating the application controls, we will be able to change the color of the lamp LEDs in order to obtain very cool effects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After scanning the barcode from the manual, we will be redirected to the ABC Smart utility web page to download the APK file:

 

 

After starting the ABC Smart utility, we will be asked each time which device we are going to use:

 

 

Multiple tabs are available from the bottom menu, but first we will navigate to the Connect page in order to perform the pairing procedure; after this one has been completed, the device will be shown in the list:

 

 

The Lighting section is split in two parts, a simple mode which does deal with the LED light intensity without working with the colors and the second, more interesting “Color Light Mode”:

 

 

The Color Light Mode introduces the ability to work with five different modes, we can select a custom color but also adjust the lighting intensity or turn off the LED light completely. Some preset colors are also available on the bottom area of the screen:

 

 

The Timing area allows us to select timers for modes like “Lighting”, “Music” and “Alarm Clocks”; we have tested all modes and have found out that the only non-functional mode is “Auto Music”, because it does not play anything even if we have had put music inside the respective folder:

 

 

The Music area comes with the player controls and in order to use it we have to place files inside the “Music” folder on our smartphone:

 

 

Before receiving the Fantasy Pro Z1 LED Lamp we were a little bit skeptic on the overall sound quality because we did have previous experience with the Razer Ferox quite some time ago and while these sounded good on high frequencies, the bass was pretty non-existent. The small speaker seems to do wonders with this model because it can deliver clear highs combined with bass at decent volume levels; we have often turned the volume to maximum levels while paired with our Meizu MX4 and on several tracks we did not spot any distortions. The software seems to bring a decent level of customization to the product by adding light effects but it does not reside for now in Play Store and we need to download it from the website after scanning a barcode from the manual.

 

The LED lighting goes back to default mode right after we close the app and nothing gets saved to the lamp. Since we are currently discussing about the supplied application, we would like to mention that the Auto Music option trigger does not work, while the other modes, after they have been triggered once, they won’t stay activated, so they need to be set again every time. We think that this is not optimal and can be fixed via future software updates. As a suggestion for the manufacturer, we should have a wide selection of Clock Alarms from the application, like nature sounds, in order to wake up more gradually and in a pleasant environment; the Clock Alarms can be also paired with suggestive LED lighting effects.

 

Regarding the supplied LED light effects, we could have an additional one which acts depending on the music we play, while the color of the LEDs in this mode could represent the remaining battery life (green, which migrates later too yellow and will finally go to the red area when we would need to recharge the Fantasy Pro Z1 LED lamp).

 

We have also found a “hardware” issue which manifests itself only when we are listening from an analog source via a 3.5mm jack plug: when the device is charging, some buzzing sounds will be heard from the speaker; if we remove the charging cable, the sound will be gone completely. However, if we do listen to music on Bluetooth and charge the speaker at the same time, there will be no noticeable background sound present.

 

The cute OVEVO Z1 Pro speaker can be snagged from Amazon for about $23, which is an amazing considering its value.

 OVEVO Fantasy Pro Z1 LED Lamp with Bluetooth Speaker is Recommended For:

 

 

We would like to thank again to OVEVO for making this review possible!