Samsung Home Hub, the screen that wants to compete with Google’s Nest Hub for home automation control

Along with announcing the new Galaxy S21 FE 5G and new additions to its TV lineup, Samsung has left us with a curious device in recent days. Two of those that have caught our attention the most are the smart display home hub and the Eco Remote remote control which can be charged by radio frequency.

Let’s take a look at this screen, which reminds us a lot of Google’s Nest Hub. In this case, we are talking about a touch device in the form of a tablet that serves to control the SmartThings ecosystem

and which can be placed both vertically and horizontally. But yes, without voice control via any assistant.

One screen to rule them all

At CES 2022 which is being held these days, Samsung announced its membership in the Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) and the integration of the ‘software’ SmartThings Hub on new televisions, monitors and refrigerators of the South Korean brand to become the center for managing connected objects in the home. At the same time, the manufacturer presented a smart screen that will allow you to control them all.

This is the Samsung Home Hub, a kind of touchscreen remote control with which you can control connected household appliancesfrom televisions to refrigerators, air conditioning and light bulbs. The idea is to unify the management of all home automation on a single screen and, therefore, it is designed to be placed – vertically or horizontally – in a visible place of the house.

According to The Verge, the Home Hub interface is an extended version of the SmartThings app

that Samsung currently has for mobiles. There is a home screen with favorite devices and screen shortcuts to access services such as SmartThings Cooking, Clothing Care, Energy, Pet or Air, among others, as well as an Automations tab.

There is also a section dedicated to SmartThings Energy Service, which monitors the energy consumption of all compatible connected devices and recommends ways to save. This new smart home controller will be available mid-year in South Korea, but at the moment it is not known whether it will reach other countries.

Via | The edge