Samsung’s SmartThings Find service is experiencing explosive growth as the company confirmed to have 300 million registered and opted-in devices aka the find nodes. It reached 300 million nodes in just 10 months after Samsung announced the 100 million landmark announced in July last year and this means, more the opted-in devices working as nodes, […]
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Select devs can test Matter-compatible products with SmartThings
Samsung announced support for the Matter IoT protocol with SmartThings at the SDC 2021 and as part of that development, they have now announced a Partner Early Access Program for a handful of companies. Companies like Aeotec, Aqara, Eve Systems, Leedarson, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Sengled, Wemo, WiZ, and Yale will now be able to test their […]
SmartThings Tracker comes with LTE-M, GPS
Samsung has been steadily expanding its IoT range and the latest addition is the nifty SmartThings Tracker. As the name suggests, the tracker can be attached to pets, backpacks, keys to keep a track of them even when they go out of range of the connected device via Bluetooth. The SmartThings Tracker is equipped with […]
Samsung SmartThings Hub now available on pre-order
Samsung has been talking a lot about Internet of Things (IoT) but has been coy with its SmartThings acquisition, until now. A new Samsung SmartThings Hub is now available for pre-order or can be purchased when it’s released in early September. There’s not much info at the moment but the improved $99 Hub will now […]
Samsung to buy SmartThings as part of its Internet of Things (IoT) initiative
Given the recent announcements, it’s somewhat obvious IoT will be the next big thing for Samsung. Today the company announced to acquire SmartThings, a US-based “leading open platform for the smart home and the consumer Internet of Things.” Samsung hasn’t disclosed the monetary value involved but according to TechCrunch, it could be in the ballpark […]