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The smart home kicked into high gear this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, with new products for every corner of the home making their way onto the show floor. We have covered the most promising products in separate articles, but we have added in a few other noteworthy launches and announcements.
Interoperability was the dominant theme. The smart home could be the year it finally grows up, moving from a collection of shiny gadgets that provide mostly single-point solutions towards the whole home interoperability that has been its promise.
We barely saw any machines. Instead, companies like Masonite and Moen came up with solutions that combine disparate products and services to create a smarter home. Mitchell Klein of the Z-Wave Alliance said that they have a connected home. In five years, we will have truly smart homes.
Matter is a new smart home standard that wants to make all connected devices in the smart home talk to each other regardless of who made them. We will have a deeper look at what is new there and why it matters later this week.
There are new smart home gadgets and gizmos worth knowing about from the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show.
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The video doorbell is still the hottest security camera, with at least three announced this week.
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There are lights, camera, and more cameras.
Smart light bulbs and connected security cameras have been popular in the smart home. There are a lot of new products being announced this week.
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The outdoor cam is from Eve.
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The $250 Eve outdoor cam will be launched in April of 2022. The Apple HomeKit secure video camera has a field of view of 157 degrees, a resolution of 1920 x 1200, and a temperature range of 100 degrees to 30 feet. Here you can read more about it.
GE Lighting launched a plethora of new smart bulbs, a new thermostat with room sensors, and a new outdoor camera. The lighting line will arrive in March. The thermostat with room sensors will be available in January at a cost of $30 each. The lighting company is now owned by Savant, a high-end custom smart home company. Here you can get the details.
TP-Link has a new line of smart home products. HomeKit-enabled smart lights, plugs, and a switch are included. The Mini Plug is the first product that arrives this year. Some of the new Tapo security cameras can record to a microSD card. Here is the full lineup.
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The Abode doorbell has a lot of features.
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A new wireless video doorbell and Abode's first smart home lighting with the Abode Color Bulbs were announced. Both of these are compatible with the Abode smart home security hub. The Abode Wireless Video Doorbell has a 160 degree field of view and is battery powered. It can be connected to the internet via wi-fi or ethernet and has full-color night vision. The camera has person detection, and the battery life is six months. The Abode subscription plan starts at $6 a month and opens up automations with the Cue automation engine. The Abode Chime is a doorbell chime and a wi-fi extension that will be available in April. The Abode bulbs are full-color, wi-fi smart bulbs with a 90 plus CRI and cost $30 for a two-pack. They are available from the website. Live video can be streamed to a compatible smart display with the Abode products.
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The Eufy dual.
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The dual-camera video doorbell is an intriguing solution for your porch pirate problems. The main 2K camera can see as wide as 160 degrees and the $260 buzzer has a hub for local storage and a downward-facing camera. The Eufy garage-control cam can be used to keep an eye on your garage and also control the door. There will be two versions in March of this year. More information is here.
The first smart doorbell camera was launched by WeMo. The Wemo Smart Video Doorbell is a wired doorbell with a 178-degree vertical field of view and a 4MP high-resolution camera that can be used with HomeKit. Go here for more information.
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The health monitoring bulb.
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The Smart Health Monitoring bulb can track your sleep, heart rate, and other metrics using radar, and is one of the new smart lighting products announced by Sengled. It also has a new video-sync TV light strip, a portable lamp, and a window and door. There are more details here.
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All-in-one sensors are used to monitor your home.
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Home security is improved by smart home security.
Home security is getting even more crowded as the smart home gets even more popular. We have new, innovative security systems and safety gadgets to check out.
The newest product from Arlo is not a camera. The smart home camera company revealed its Arlo Security System, a do-it-yourself smart home security system with eight different functions and a hub that can be used to disarm the system. The system will be available in the first half of the 21st century. Here are more details.
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Bosch has a portable solution for smart security.
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Bosch has a mobile security assistant that can monitor for break-ins, as well as measure air quality and temperature. The Spexor uses air pressure, noise, and motion sensors to detect an intrusion and alert you to changes in air quality. It can run on battery power for up to three weeks and can work with an eSIM card. This could be useful for camping or RVing, or for monitoring a hotel room or other place you are staying temporarily. We like that it can be used for more than just air quality when something bad is going on. There is no information on when it might come to other markets, but it is currently available in Germany for 250.
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The Ring Glass Break Sensor is a device.
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Ring Alarm has a glass break sensor that it has finally caved in to. Ring Alarm users have been clamoring for a dedicated device for this purpose, as they have been able to call on the power of the Amazon.com voice assistant, using an echo speaker. The Ring Alarm Glass Break Sensor can detect the sound of glass breaking up to 25 feet away, if someone breaks a window to get into your home. It costs $40 and will be available for pre-order on February 16th.
It is not all we hoped it would be, but there is now another smart smoke alarm option. The new Kidde Smoke + CO Alarm with smart features is $90 and can be found at Home Depot and Kidde.com/smart. You can use the Kidde app to alert you to any alarms in your home. You can use the app to connect nuisance alarms to Amazon and/or Google voice assistants from the app. There are no other smart home integrations that use voice to check alarm status. The HomeKit integration with Kidde's RemoteLync system was teased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, but seems to have fallen by the wayside. When you add a Kidde alarm to an existing system, it will be smart because it is hardwired with a backup battery.
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Can thread solve the problem? Eve thinks so.
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This week, companies announced new products that use the Thread protocol, which is a key protocol in the upcoming smart home standard Matter.
Eve's first Thread-enabled smart blinds went on sale this week. The MotionBlinds start at $400 per shade and can be ordered through any Coulisse reseller. TheBlind Motions will be compatible with HomeKit and Apple's voice assistant at launch.
Schlage has announced the first smart lock with a Thread radio. The Thread radio supports HomeKit over Thread, and the Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt is the first Apple Home Key lock. This article has more.
The Wemo Smart Plug, Wemo Smart Light Switch, and Wemo Smart Dimmer will be Thread versions later this year.
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HomeKit can now be used as a Thread border.
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The Thread border will be made up of the Shapes, Elements, and Lines products from the company. Border routers are used to bridge the gap between Thread and other products. Light panels are useful and can be found in border routers, unlike the traditional white plastic boxes. The update will be in the first quarter of 2022. HomeKit-enabled Thread-based products, such as the Eve Room or Eve Energy smart plug, now have the ability to act as border routers, thanks to the fact that the light panels are now capable of doing that. If you want, you can create a Thread network without an Apple Home hub.
Aqara will release a new version of its motion sensor and door and window sensor with Thread technology in the second half of 2022. Aqara has products that work with HomeKit, Amazon and Google Home. The company will push an update to its M2 and M1S hubs that will support Matter. The standard will allow compatible connected sensors to connect to other Matter compatible devices.
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The S7 MaxV Ultra cleans its own bottom.
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The robot vacuums that can mop have been disappointing. They drag a wet rag around your floor, which you have to clean, dry, and replant, and then refill the tiny tank. At the Consumer Electronics Show this week, two new products were announced that want to change that. We are closer to the Rosie the Robot dream with these fully automated cleaning and mopping and vacuuming machines.
Sonic mopping and an automatic mop-lift are included in the new Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra. The empty wash fill dock can be used to wash the mopping cloth and refill the tank with water, as well as emptying the vacuum and cleaning the dock, alleviating the need for manual maintenance. The S7 MaxV Ultra is coming in the second quarter of 2022.
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The Deebot X1 can self-empty and self- clean.
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Ecovacs has designed a docking station for its Deebot X1 OMNI bot vac that can clean the mopping pad and refill the water tank while also emptying the bin. The Deebot will go around any rugs and miss the carpet. You will have to manually remove the mop to vacuum the rug. You can tell the XI OMNI what to do without using a third-party smart speaker with its onboard voice assistant. YIKO is a natural language processing technology that takes direct speech commands so you can tell it to start, stop, and where to clean without using a phone or speaker. The Deebot X1 OMNI will be available in March and April for a suggested retail price of $1,549.
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The M-Pwr Smart Door is powered on.
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A door that is smarter.
The first smart door was created by Masonite. The M-Pwr Smart Door is a collaboration between Ring and Yale, and is the first residential door to integrate power, lights, sensors, a video doorbell, and a smart lock into the door system. It is only available in new home construction, and no pricing or release date is available for retrofit applications. You can read about the technology here.
The first Home Key compatible smart lock was announced by Schlage. The Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt is an updated version of the popular Schlage Encode WiFi smart lock, adding an NFC chip for the Home Key function, as well as a Thread radio to support HomeKit over Thread. It will be available for $300 in the spring of 2022.
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Schlage's new lock can be used with an Apple Watch.
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The Z-Wave 700 series chip is the first to be featured in the newest Z-Wave lock. The Home Connect 620 uses a traditional key and a keypad to connect to a smart home. The 700 series chip has Z-Wave SmartStart and increased wireless security features. It helps the device to use less power. The Z-Wave 7000 is 250 percent greater in range than the Z-Wave Plus 500-Series, making it a good option for a garage or shed door. The Home connect is a traditional and contemporary style.
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The Kohler Suspend is a new kitchen faucet.
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The kitchen and bathroom are smart.
Kohler's PerfectFill technology, which can fill your bath with a simple voice command, finally arrived this year. The drain kit and digital valve are used to draw the bath to your preferred temperature and depth. The price is $2,700. Kohler has a kitchen faucet that is suspended from the ceiling and controlled by a waterproof, battery-operated puck.
The new smart faucet from Moen adds completely handle-free operation to its connected tap. You can use gestures to control temperature with voice control and voice control alone. The company also announced integrations between its smart faucet and other smart water products and its new Smart Water Network. There is more information in this article.
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The Family Hub is a Bespoke edition.
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The original smart fridge got a new look. It is part of the Bespoke line, a collection of modular, configurable appliances with a clean, modern look and customization options. The fridge with a tablet built in has an updated design with a 21.5-inch screen, support for the new TV Plus, and upgraded internal camera technology that can read food labels. The new model is explained here.
The air fry mode will be delivered by an over-the-air update to some of the ovens. The feature will be on the Smart Slide-in Gas and Electric Ranges and Smart Single, Double, and Combination Wall Ovens. The ovens will allow you to preheat the oven from some of the app's recipes by connecting with the smart thermometer from Whirlpool. There is more on this over-the-air feature here.
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The Homey Bridge is a smart home hub.
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Yes, smart home hubs are still relevant.
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The Home Hub is from the SAMSUNG company.
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There is an open source option for managing your smart home if you don't want to use Amazon, Apple, or other companies. The Homey Bridge Smart Home Hub will be arriving in the US this month. The Homey Bridge is a smart home hub that is already available in Europe. The Homey App can be used independently of the bridge, and it can be used to create automations with devices connected to the bridge. The Homey Bridge costs $69 to ship now. Homey has an app-only solution that can be downloaded for free and has a paid tier that can be used for unlimited devices.
The Home Hub controller is for the SmartThings platform. The device is designed to be a central place for a household to control and monitor their smart home without having to buy a smart fridge. The Home Hub has a portable, 8.4-inch touchscreen tablet with a voice assistant built in, two microphones and two speakers for hearing notifications and giving voice commands. The global launch is planned for later this year. More information is here.
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The hub board
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The Mui Hub Board is a smart home control hub that only displays what you need on its minimalist display. The Mui hub is made of wood and works with Amazon. It is a good option for those who don't want anything too techy looking in their home but still want the convenience of connected devices. It isn't available to buy yet. The hub will work with Matter.
