Samsung Smart Home platform to debut at CES 2014
Getting in some early news, Samsung has – as part of CES 2014 – The Samsung Smart Home platform will enable users to manage all of their connected appliances and devices through a single application., a means by which users will be able to control all their connected home appliances (from refrigerators to air conditioners to smart light bulbs) through a single app on their compatible smartphone, tablet, smart TV, or wearable device.
According to Samsung, the company is also extending the Samsung Smart Home platform to third-party manufacturers in order to make the platform more widely usable by consumers.
When travelling abroad or even just when you’re not at home, you can use your smartphone or tablet to monitor your smart devices and controlling their functions, such as turning on the lights remotely.
Samsung will also introduce voice commands that can be used to control several appliances at once. For example, you could say ‘going out’ to your Samsung Galaxy Gear for your TV, lights and other select appliances to be switched off. Or you could say ‘good night’ to your TV remote for the TV to switch off and your lights to slowly dim until they are completely off.
To start, the service will cover three main areas, which Samsung identifies as :
Device Control.
Home View.
Smart Customer Service.
Device Control, as you might guess, allows users to control home devices using a mobile device remotely. The feature also allows for voice commands so if, for example, you’re going to bed, you could tell your smart TV “good night,” and it would know to turn off and tell the lights to dim gradually.
Home View will give users a peek inside their own home with “in-built appliance cameras.”
Smart Customer Service will notify you “when it’s time to service appliances or replace consumables.”
What is perhaps more interesting than Samsung’s initial offering – which will roll out across Samsung’s own devices and appliances “in the first half of 2014″ – is that the manufacturer has developed a “Smart Home software protocol” that will allow other device and appliance manufacturers to gain compatibility with the system.
Samsung also notes in its release that it plans to expand the service to home-energy, secure home access, healthcare, and “eco home applications” through unspecified third-party partners. For the full announcement, hit the link below.
Getting in some early news, Samsung has – as part of CES 2014 – The Samsung Smart Home platform will enable users to manage all of their connected appliances and devices through a single application., a means by which users will be able to control all their connected home appliances (from refrigerators to air conditioners to smart light bulbs) through a single app on their compatible smartphone, tablet, smart TV, or wearable device.
According to Samsung, the company is also extending the Samsung Smart Home platform to third-party manufacturers in order to make the platform more widely usable by consumers.
When travelling abroad or even just when you’re not at home, you can use your smartphone or tablet to monitor your smart devices and controlling their functions, such as turning on the lights remotely.
Samsung will also introduce voice commands that can be used to control several appliances at once. For example, you could say ‘going out’ to your Samsung Galaxy Gear for your TV, lights and other select appliances to be switched off. Or you could say ‘good night’ to your TV remote for the TV to switch off and your lights to slowly dim until they are completely off.
To start, the service will cover three main areas, which Samsung identifies as :
Device Control.
Home View.
Smart Customer Service.
Device Control, as you might guess, allows users to control home devices using a mobile device remotely. The feature also allows for voice commands so if, for example, you’re going to bed, you could tell your smart TV “good night,” and it would know to turn off and tell the lights to dim gradually.
Home View will give users a peek inside their own home with “in-built appliance cameras.”
Smart Customer Service will notify you “when it’s time to service appliances or replace consumables.”
What is perhaps more interesting than Samsung’s initial offering – which will roll out across Samsung’s own devices and appliances “in the first half of 2014″ – is that the manufacturer has developed a “Smart Home software protocol” that will allow other device and appliance manufacturers to gain compatibility with the system.
Samsung also notes in its release that it plans to expand the service to home-energy, secure home access, healthcare, and “eco home applications” through unspecified third-party partners. For the full announcement, hit the link below.
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