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.
Not exact matches
The
Wink Hub and its well - designed app give you control of smart
home products from lots of different
companies.
Before, you needed a separate hub from SmartThings,
Wink, or another third party — which could run $ 50 to $ 100 — to control the smart -
home devices made by
companies like Philips Hue, GE and Kwikset.
Wink was one of the first
companies to come out with a smart
home hub, which lets you control multiple devices from a single interface, and its newest hub — the
Wink Hub 2 — promises even more integration.
When Digital Trends spoke to
Wink CEO Nathan Smith about the new hub, he said the
company wanted to make setup easy enough that the average customer at Walmart who isn't familiar with
home automation could pick it up and get it working right away.
Wink:
Wink is a very powerful addition to Google
Home and Assistant, because Wink is one of a few companies that strive to connect various smart home devices using various means of communicat
Home and Assistant, because
Wink is one of a few
companies that strive to connect various smart
home devices using various means of communicat
home devices using various means of communication.