Hallmark Sound-A-Light Christmas Tree Review
Channel: Andrew Tuline
Date: 27/11/2019

Hallmark sent me a Sound-A-Light Christmas tree to review. This tree has:
- A 5V 2A power supply
- A TSOP38238 IR receiver
- WS2812 LED's in a standard bulb arrangement
- Sound reactivity
- Sound playback
- 3 button IR transmitter

It's got 3 display modes:
- Listen mode (for sound reactive animation)
- Lamp mode (standalone animations - nice ones)
- Show mode (animations synchronized to a pre-recorded song)

I liked the lamp mode the best as the animations included fadein/out, which is something you don't normally see with Chinese controllers. Hallmark appears to have a good job on this tree.

Where would I go in the future?

- Hallmark application on an iPhone/Android.
- Bluetooth control.
- Ability to download more animations for each 'mode'.
- Gifting animations to friends.
- DIY animation design.

I think this technology has a LOT of potential and I hope Hallmark continues to build upon this cool tree.