The Nanoleaf Blocks deal drops the company’s Combo XL Smarter Kit to $99.99 through Nanoleaf, a new low price for a wall-mounted kit that mixes smart lighting with a little storage. Nanoleaf’s listing shows the kit marked down from $249.99.
The setup is pitched at desks, dorm rooms and apartments where the wall is doing more than holding a poster. The kit includes nine color-changing LED panels, plus a low-profile shelf and a pegboard. That combination makes it less of a pure mood-light gadget and more of a small wall system for people trying to keep headphones, controllers or notebooks off the desk.
What is included in the Nanoleaf Blocks deal?
Nanoleaf says the Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit comes with both large and small modular light panels. The panels are designed to glow from edge to edge, and users can rearrange them or expand the layout later with additional Blocks hardware.
The storage pieces have modest limits, which is the sensible part to read before loading them up. Nanoleaf says the shelf can hold up to 6.6 pounds, while the pegboard can hold up to 3.3 pounds. Suggested uses include headphones, game controllers, notebooks, a tablet, a small plant or a couple of books.
That means this is not a replacement for real shelving, and Nanoleaf is not claiming it is. It is a lighting kit with enough utility to hold small desk-adjacent items, which is probably the right expectation for plastic wall-mounted smart decor.
How do the Nanoleaf Blocks lights work?
The panels support custom lighting scenes through Nanoleaf’s app. The app includes a Paint Tool feature that lets users choose where individual colors appear across the layout, rather than applying one generic wash to the whole wall.
Nanoleaf also offers AI Magic Scenes, which the company says can generate color palettes from a word or phrase. Users can also browse thousands of community-created designs inside the app.
For entertainment setups, Nanoleaf says the panels can mirror on-screen visuals or sync with music. The Blocks panels can also work with other Nanoleaf lights, which lets users build a broader room lighting setup if they already bought into the company’s ecosystem.
Control works over Wi-Fi through the Nanoleaf app. The kit also supports voice control through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, according to Nanoleaf. A physical controller is included for people who would rather not open an app every time they want to change the lights.
At $99.99, the appeal is fairly direct: color-changing panels, basic wall storage and app-based control in one box. The catch is also direct: the storage is light-duty, and the best experience depends on whether Nanoleaf’s app features and smart-home integrations fit the setup you already use.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.
