New Smart Home Products, Features, and News!

New Smart Home Products, Features, and News!

Ready for all the latest news from the smart home industry? We'll walk through a ton of new products from Philips Hue, some items from the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event including the new Galaxy Home Mini, a Wyze Door Lock, some items from Sengled, and a ton of HomeKit based #news in your #smart #home.

The new Hue Stuff is pretty interesting to me, with the devices mostly being outdoor and also being low voltage. This makes it a little easier on the installation front and that's important to me. The HomeKit updates and new products, especially the ones from Aqara are very interesting too as the new devices could go with their M2 hub. The Galaxy Home Mini continues to get more interesting with its newfound IR control capability on board for it's expected $83 USD price tag.

Thanks for watching, and Don't Hate, Automate.

Brian

[berylwhite]

What a bunch of items! I can't even imagine that was just February when you talked about that. The world has changed suddenly! But you go on just like always. That is a wonderful thing it's very calming. Keep up the great work and I just popped pulled my hair out today because I went ahead with what you inspired me to do and put strip lighting all along the bottom of my Solarium so when death comes it turns on and glows in front of the little plants and it goes off at dawn attention. Thanks for everything our best from Paris Illinois

[joshx]

Wyze just announced today, 2/25/20 is the release date for Wyze Lock

[HughD]

Another good one, Brian. Thanks for what you do. Personally, I love the fact that Samsung has seemed to once again be paying attention to this space. I just posted to Craig that when you can buy a SmartThings Hub for $57 in the US and their Zigbee leak detectors, for less than $20 you can really use it as a "part" of your smart home system even without making it the total solution. In my house my wife uses an iPhone and I use a Pixel 3 so Homekit doesn't get it for me and won't as long as they're iPhone-only, but others have different wants/needs, Keep up the good work, Brian. Spring is around the corner even in Alberta.

[agentred]

I’m glad that I discovered your channel. Great content. If I might make a suggestion, please display brand and product names on screen while you are speaking about them. Thanks!

[nightowlnativeflute]

Awesome video, thanks for the information. Also you are looking fit, what is your exercise regiment.

[Haywoodjablomie]

Excellent roundup thank you! Philips Hue, they keep throwing products at the wall and do nothing about their antique hub that can only support 50 odd devices and switches before it's crippled.

[somemovingpictures]

Brian, I don't think this is a new product, but I have just discovered the Zwave based Zooz Zen 25 Double Plug. It is configured such that you can plug two of the double plugs into a single receptacle, allowing for four plugs in a conventional two receptacle space. The double plug unit allows for separate control of each plug or simultaneous control of both. There are LEDS that provide information about how much current is being used by the plug as well as a USB charging receptacle on the front. I am using two of them in my office at the moment with both Hubitat and Alexa based control and both have worked flawlessly since installation. I can't check it's compatibility with Smart Things, but I have no reason to think that it wouldn't work. Might be worth a look for review.


Thanks for the constant string of information you provide about what's here and what's heading our way. My day is better when I receive a notification about a new "Automate Your Life" video.

[CC-vwfj]

Hello Brian, nice update on up and coming products, also appreciate news on the nest info.Im still running the old update before nest went to google, should i update the app to the current one, thanks in advance.

[LocNguyen]

I want to turn on humidifier when my kid play in room. I have Samsung smart thing hub already. Can Samsung plug work with Samsung motion detect to turn on humidifier? Please give advice

[MarkKeller]

Sammy really seems to be doing it right with Smart Things. Slow but sure steps.

[jeffanthony]

Thank you again! I'm hoping Hue will release a 100 watt equivalent bulb.

[garethjones]

The HDMI switching via IR remote update to the Hue Sync Box is welcome, but you have to say it should have been available at launch

[DisembodiedScreams]

How does Homekit work exactly? The few things in my home that are in it seem very fast when I use my IPhone. Kind of like it is controlled locally. I wish I knew about that new Sengled hub before getting mine last month. Not that invested in Apple, but it would have been nice to have it for a just in case. Really considering the Homepod.

[garethjones]

I really like the Fibaro devices, they're the most visually interesting of the established smarthome manufacturers in my opinion. They look in well well SmartThings too 👍

[garethjones]

Really hope the Intellithings video gets sorted, I'm deeply intrigued by what they're doing

[regismaltais]

Does the Google Mini can now act as a Home guardian when you are away? I mean if it hear a sudden sound it can warn you and you can remotely listen it everything is ok or not.

[Reeemo]

I’m waiting aqara and smart sensors on Google Assistant : (

[garethjones]

Phillips seem to have been accelerating the frequency of device releases over the last 12 months

[dnsPB]

The Fibaro HC3 doesn't have Zigbee at launch, and some other issues as well. Furthermore, Kaspersky is a Russian company, do you really want them in your smart home...?

[dab]

Would be great if the Broadlink RM mini also supported HDMI input change integration with Google Home. Actually just had a look at the Philips Hue and it a piece of junk that sits between your system and is already outdated by the current tech specs. What I want is for any IR universal remote to be able to change inputs on my home theatre by using voice commands. you would think this would be easy as the IHC app can do it via "Scenes" and these scenes can be pushed to Google Home, but, alas GH doesn't understand the command when asked to change input 😒 I suppose I could configure it via openHAB but after spending 4 days programming it to get my A/C working really don;t want to go near it again. Once again I feel that home automation is really just a hobbyist plaything as companies are moving way too slow in new features and decent useful products.