It can recognize people speaking to it, has full access to Google Assistant and all of its backend features, and can tie into
compatible smart home products, with the same extra features for Nest products that the larger Google Homes have.
By saying the trigger word, anyone can easily use their voice to command the Echo's growing list of
compatible smart home products.
This includes premium wireless headphones and beautifully designed indoor and outdoor smart speakers that support popular music services, voice services, and an ever - growing number of
compatible smart home products.
This includes premium wireless headphones and beautifully designed indoor and outdoor smart speakers that support popular music services, popular voice services and an ever - growing number of
compatible smart home products.
Not exact matches
This device kills two birds with one stone: You get a fast router that provides excellent, secure, mesh Wi - Fi in your whole house as well as a
smart home hub that works with many SmartThings -
compatible products.
Nest, the
smart thermostat that has become a
home products platform, has to actively work with other companies to develop Nest
compatible products, deciding which complementors to keep outside the company (nurturing them without scaring them away) and which to bring inside the company.
In the fine list of
compatible third - party
smart products, Google
home has recently got enabled with the bunch of new lineup of
products.
Google
Home devices are compatible with a wide array of smart home products, including Nest thermostats, Philips Hue lightbulbs, and Samsung SmartThi
Home devices are
compatible with a wide array of
smart home products, including Nest thermostats, Philips Hue lightbulbs, and Samsung SmartThi
home products, including Nest thermostats, Philips Hue lightbulbs, and Samsung SmartThings.
LIFX has also worked hard to be
compatible with other
smart -
home products, including the Amazon Echo and Google Home digital assistants, but its own app is a bit clunky and like its brighter color stablemate, it's available only in A19 and BR30 form fact
home products, including the Amazon Echo and Google
Home digital assistants, but its own app is a bit clunky and like its brighter color stablemate, it's available only in A19 and BR30 form fact
Home digital assistants, but its own app is a bit clunky and like its brighter color stablemate, it's available only in A19 and BR30 form factors.
When integrated with other
compatible smart -
home products, a
smart lock can be part of interesting automated scenarios such as having your
home stereo, lights, and heat or AC turn on automatically when you arrive
home and unlock the door (and having them do the reverse when you leave).
You can use only HomeKit -
compatible smart home devices with the HomePod, but the good news is that the HomeKit ecosystem is becoming increasingly robust — especially after Apple stopped requiring every HomeKit
product to have an authentication chip.
Although it's been slow to take off, new HomeKit -
compatible devices keep coming to market, which can make it difficult to know which
products to get for your
smart home.
At the time of this writing, Google Assistant is
compatible with over 1500
smart home products from over 200 brands.
If you are looking for a
home automation system, Abode is
compatible with a broad array of third - party devices and services, including Nest thermostats and smoke detectors, various ZigBee and Z - Wave
smart -
home products, IFTTT, and Amazon's Alexa digital assistant (Google Assistant support is in development).
And as a
smart home hub, it's yet another ecosystem that doesn't work with many of the most popular third - party devices (in this case, only Z - Wave
products are
compatible).
Browse a broad range of
compatible products in the Amazon
Smart Home Store, and learn about specific examples below and in our developer spotlight.
Hue is
compatible with the widest range of other
products of the bulbs we tested, including
smart -
home hubs like SmartThings, Logitech's Harmony hub remotes, Wink, Nest thermostats, Amazon's Alexa devices (Echo, Dot, and Tap), Google Home, and Apple's Home
home hubs like SmartThings, Logitech's Harmony hub remotes, Wink, Nest thermostats, Amazon's Alexa devices (Echo, Dot, and Tap), Google
Home, and Apple's Home
Home, and Apple's HomeKit.
U.K.
smart home solutions provider LightwaveRF announced on Monday that its forthcoming product range, which includes a light dimmer and smart socket, will be fully compatible with Apple's HomeKit platform.On October 3, LightwaveRF will launch its new Generation 2 Link Plus smart hub, Smart Dimmers, Smart Sockets, and a Smart Radiator V
smart home solutions provider LightwaveRF announced on Monday that its forthcoming
product range, which includes a light dimmer and
smart socket, will be fully compatible with Apple's HomeKit platform.On October 3, LightwaveRF will launch its new Generation 2 Link Plus smart hub, Smart Dimmers, Smart Sockets, and a Smart Radiator V
smart socket, will be fully
compatible with Apple's HomeKit platform.On October 3, LightwaveRF will launch its new Generation 2 Link Plus
smart hub, Smart Dimmers, Smart Sockets, and a Smart Radiator V
smart hub,
Smart Dimmers, Smart Sockets, and a Smart Radiator V
Smart Dimmers,
Smart Sockets, and a Smart Radiator V
Smart Sockets, and a
Smart Radiator V
Smart Radiator Valve.
Connected
smart home company Wink on Tuesday announced its first
home security bundle featuring all its own - brand
products, rather than including
compatible products made by other companies.The Wink Lookout set includes two open / close sensors for use on doors and windows, a motion sensor with pet sensitivity for placement anywhere in the
home, a siren and chime alarm with built - in flashlight, and the unifying Wink hub.No subscription is required to use the
products, which communicate through the hub and can be monitored using an updated Wink iOS app that features sensor - trip alerts, siren control, and an emergency services / trusted contact call option.The new Wink
home security bundle costs $ 199, which is significantly cheaper than the similar Nest Guard at $ 499.
Other
smart home products might not yet be
compatible with the Canadian Amazon Echo hardware, or might require a separate hub and the associated app to set up.
I could do it if I was willing to commit to a single universe of
products, but I want the CNET
Smart Home to be widely
compatible.
I didn't go to Apple's
smart -
home system first, because a number of the
products already have installed in the
home — Nest, the SmartThings hub, and the Belkin WeMo switches — aren't
compatible with HomeKit.
The device can also control
smart home products compatible with Alexa.
Philips Hue has long been a high - profile player in the evolving
smart home, and Philips has been
smart to ensure that its color - changing LED bulbs are
compatible with as many
products and platforms as possible.
While this Google - owned
product is not
compatible with Apple's HomeKit program — and I seriously doubt it will ever be — Nest has launched the Nest Weave and Works with Nest program, where third - party developers will be able to use the Nest API and Thread networking platform to connect their own
smart home devices.
This hub is not Apple HomeKit
compatible, however; and while it would be great if Wink could simply claim compatibility with any Z - Wave, ZigBee, or Bluetooth LE
product, the
smart home industry has just not reached that level of maturity.
If you provide devices certified via the Works with Amazon Alexa (WWAA) program, you must ensure your applicable
products are
compatible with the updated
Smart Home Skill API and the new features by December 31, 2017 to retain eligibility to use the WWAA badge.
GE Lighting says it plans to make its entire portfolio of
products compatible with all three
smart home technologies.
The SmartPlug is a simple device that plugs right into any outlet, transforming any appliance - from lights to fans - into an iPhone - controlled Siri -
compatible smart product using WiFi.We tested out three of iHome's SmartPlugs, simulating what it might be like to control lights and fans across multiple rooms to turn an ordinary
home with ordinary outlets into a
smart home with a reasonable monetary investment and a bit of time.As with the Elgato Eve review I did earlier this summer, using the iHome SmartPlugs makes it clear that there are still a lot of issues that need to
Amazon Alexa
compatible smart power strips are the most reliable and useful
products which can transform your
home into a more chic,
smart and convenient residence replete with modern widgets.
Elgato, with its Eve line of
smart home products is one of the first companies to come out with
home accessories that integrate with Apple's HomeKit
home automation platform, and it's the very first company to produce a Bluetooth - enabled HomeKit product.The Eve system, which consists of a weather station, an indoor room monitor, a door / window sensor, and a
smart outlet, is one of five HomeKit -
compatible products that became available for purchase in June.
The Insteon Hub will act a bridge between its own
smart home gear and HomeKit -
compatible products from other companies.
Now that HomeKit has been out in the wild for a few years, most major
smart home products support Apple's IoT platform — with Alphabet - owned Nest being one of the remaining holdouts for obvious reasons — and while many still give users the option to use their own apps, moving forward, all apps that utilize HomeKit, must also be compatible with Apple's Home
home products support Apple's IoT platform — with Alphabet - owned Nest being one of the remaining holdouts for obvious reasons — and while many still give users the option to use their own apps, moving forward, all apps that utilize HomeKit, must also be
compatible with Apple's
Home Home app.
Other Wink -
compatible products for
smart homes include a door / window sensor, the Schlage Connect Century Touchscreen Deadbolt, and the Nest thermostat.
While
Home's assistant might have some advantages over Amazon's Alexa — it does give you a detailed answer on how to clean up a wine stain, for example, as opposed to Alexa saying, «I don't know» — Google's new device isn't compatible with the same number of smart - home products as Amazon's speak
Home's assistant might have some advantages over Amazon's Alexa — it does give you a detailed answer on how to clean up a wine stain, for example, as opposed to Alexa saying, «I don't know» — Google's new device isn't
compatible with the same number of
smart -
home products as Amazon's speak
home products as Amazon's speakers.
Microsoft still hasn't said what services and
smart home products are
compatible with Cortana, or the price.
The TV's Google Assistant also allows control of
compatible smart home devices and streaming audio
products.
Thanks to the SwannBuzz app, you can easily see and speak to visitors at your front door, and because Swann is working to ensure that its
products work with a wide range of
smart home products, the video doorbell is
compatible with voice assistants,
smart TVs, and more.
August's locks are
compatible with a ton of
smart home products, and the doorbell camera pairs perfectly with the lock.
While Google
Home supports many popular smart home devices, including lights, smart plugs and thermostats, the Echo and Amazon are in the lead with a richer array of Alexa compatible produ
Home supports many popular
smart home devices, including lights, smart plugs and thermostats, the Echo and Amazon are in the lead with a richer array of Alexa compatible produ
home devices, including lights,
smart plugs and thermostats, the Echo and Amazon are in the lead with a richer array of Alexa
compatible products.
Amazon has been bundling the Echo Dot with other
smart home products that are
compatible with Alexa, and the latest bundle to appear on their website is the Amazon Echo Dot and the Logitech Harmony Elite, and it's under $ 300.
Because these
products are cameras, and therefore fall into the sensor category of
smart home devices, most of the IFTTT support comes in the form of triggers e.g. «If motion has been detected,» but this is a good start, and increases the value of owning the Presence for those with other IFTTT
compatible products at
home.
The device also allows you to control security cameras, see photos, weather forecasts, create to - do and shopping lists, reorder
products on Amazon, flip a virtual coin, turn on lights, control thermostats and more with WeMo, Philips Hue, ecobee and other
compatible smart home devices.
While I'm a big fan of HomeKit and Apple's take on
smart home control, there are still many
products that aren't
compatible.
But Apple is taking it a step further with its Apple HomeKit by working with manufacturers and developers to make their
products HomeKit
compatible and getting Siri to manage all the applications that control your
home's
smart appliances.
Some
products work directly with Alexa and other
smart home ecosystems require a
compatible hub or «middle man» app, though the Echo Plus device gets rid of the hub or middle man app requirement.
Currently, only limited Xiaomi
smart home products are
compatible with Yeelight Virtual Assistant, but the company mentioned to support more devices in the coming days.
By calling out «Alexa,» you can play music, control other
compatible smart home devices, check the latest news headlines, and essentially do everything you could from a normal Echo
product.
Logitech Pop
Home Switch is compatible with a wide range of lighting and smart home products including lighting, door locks, and blinds from companies like LIFX, Phillips Hue ™, Lutron, and INSTEON ®, and you can mix and match product controls on an individual swi
Home Switch is
compatible with a wide range of lighting and
smart home products including lighting, door locks, and blinds from companies like LIFX, Phillips Hue ™, Lutron, and INSTEON ®, and you can mix and match product controls on an individual swi
home products including lighting, door locks, and blinds from companies like LIFX, Phillips Hue ™, Lutron, and INSTEON ®, and you can mix and match
product controls on an individual switch.
Samsung's SmatThings is
compatible with many third - party
smart home gadgets, while Panasonic and Yale
products will only work with their own brand kit.