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Date : Tue Dec 09 2025 13:00:08

IKEA quietly launches a new smart light  and it's the simplest and most 
affordable one yet

Date:
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:50:13 +0000

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IKEA's newest gadget is the Gmpyssling light and sensor, and it won't cost 
you much money at all.

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hello to the new IKEA Gmpyssling light and sensor It's a simple 
battery-powered, standalone device The affordable light is available now in 
European markets 

Fresh from launching some colorful new speakers and lamps , IKEA has expanded 
its smart home gadget range even further with the Gmpyssling light and 
sensor: an LED light that automatically turns on whenever motion is detected. 

It couldn't get much simpler, and it couldn't be much cheaper either. As per 
Notebookcheck , you can pick up a two-pack now for 3 in the UK and 4 in 
various EU countries, including France and Germany. 

There's no word yet on whether or not these little lights are going to make 
it to other countries. In fact, IKEA hasn't said much about them at all  the 
Swedish furniture maker seems to have launched this new light without any 
fanfare (or an official press release). 

We do have the official product listing , which gives us some more details on 
the light. It offers warm white illumination (2700 Kelvin), is housed in 50% 
recycled plastic, and has a diameter of 7 cm (2.8 inches) and a depth of 19 
mm (0.7 inches). No hubs or apps needed The lights are designed to fit inside 
cupboards (Image credit: IKEA) 

The motion-activated light stays on for 10 seconds after the last movement 
has been detected, and comes with a gel pad for attaching it to surfaces. 
What it doesn't come with are batteries, which are sold separately  just a 
single AA battery is needed for each light. 

This is a product clearly designed to sit inside cupboards and cabinets: as 
explained by IKEA, "the light is directed down at an angle to illuminate the 
interior of the furniture", so you don't need to be scrambling around in the 
dark. 

While it's debatable whether or not the Gmpyssling light and sensor qualifies 
as a smart home product, because it's so simple, there is a certain appeal to 
gadgets that don't need to be connected to Wi-Fi or operated through a phone 
app. 

IKEA certainly seems to have a renewed interest in gadgets like this. Just 
before the speakers and lamps we mentioned at the start, the company also 
launched a bunch of cheap lights and sensors to kit out your living space 
with. 

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