As the smart home market continues to grow, people need simple and dependable ways to connect a significant number of devices. And at the recent CES 2023, Samsung Electronics has announced the SmartThings Station - an easy-to-use, affordable smart home hub and fast charging pad.
This new multi-function hub has compatibility with a range of smart home products including Matter devices - The current standard that brings together a wide range of IoT devices.
On top of that, it also has a built-in 15W Qi charger to charge compatible devices.
Automate different aspects of your home environment, set routines that add convenience to your day-to-day activities and help to reduce waste energy.
With a press of the Smart Button, users can activate a routine created on their SmartThings app.
Here are some scenarios where you might find this helpful:
- When it’s time for bed, a quick tap could trigger a routine for sleep – which could turn off the lights, close the blinds and lower the temperature.
- If a movie night is on the cards, a movie routine could turn on the TV and dim the lights.
- When leaving home, the SmartThings Station can turn off power outlets and unused appliances to save energy, and activate a security system.
- Users might also want a gaming routine, which could activate specific TV and lighting settings and turn on ‘Do not Disturb’ mode.
You can trigger up to three different routines just by pressing the Smart Button. With a short press, long press, or double press activations. Routines can also be activated via the SmartThings app, whether people are at home or away.
Intuitively Adapts to Users Daily Routines
SmartThings Station makes it easy to automate pre-set routines created via the SmartThings mobile app, without requiring users to control individual devices manually.
Devices like lighting, power outlets and thermostats, seamlessly interconnect with other devices connected to the smart home server.
It's also now easier to keep track of the locations of Samsung Galaxy registered devices. Keep track of smartphones, tablets, watches, earbuds to personal belongings that have a Galaxy SmartTag or SmartTag+ 5 device attached.
By routinely scanning for devices, SmartThings Station will tell users the location of connected smart devices or tags around the home, and share an alert on the user’s smartphone when a device leaves or returns home.
SmartThings Station is also a powerful charging pad supporting up to 15W wireless charging. Users can choose to receive an alert when charging is completed, so they can pick up play where they have left off or switch to charge another device.
Availability
SmartThings Station will launch in the U.S. and Korea. The device will be available in black or white from early February 2023 in the U.S. market.