How Smart Blinds Come With A Motor And Hub That Connects To Wi-Fi, Allowing Them To Be Integrated Into A Smart Home System?
Smart blinds are an easy way to take your window treatments up a notch and add functionality to them, as well. They typically come with a motor, which can be controlled by an app or voice assistant. They also usually have a hub that connects to Wi-Fi, allowing them to be integrated into a smart home system.
Automated Blinds Can Help Save On Energy Bills
Smart Blinds Dubai can also be used to help you save on energy bills by adjusting automatically when the sun comes up or goes down, and if connected with a smart thermostat, they can be triggered by the system's temperature sensors to close and open when appropriate. Some models can also be paired with smart lighting to maximize natural light, which can help to significantly reduce electricity use.
These products are available from major smart home and window treatment brands including Eve, Lutron, Somfy, and Ikea. Many of these companies offer automated, smart-home compatible blinds and shades off the shelf or can customize them for you based on size, color and type of material to fit your decor.
Automated Solutions Or Customization Options
Serena smart blinds from Lutron are a popular choice for those who want total customization with options for honeycomb and roller styles, 150 fabric and color options, opacity levels, and a range of other features, all controlled by the Lutron app. They are also geofence-supported, enabling your blinds to be controlled based on where you are in the house and what time it is.
The company's latest offering is a solar-powered motor pack for existing window coverings that connects to your home's Wi-Fi network via a "bridge" — a sandwich-sized device containing a Wi-Fi router, a USB charging cable and a power distribution panel. You can automate the shades with Alexa or Google Assistant and create schedules for them to open and close when needed based on sunrise/sunset or other conditions.
Excellent Retrofitting Option
Tilt MySmartRollerShades (23 inches to 74 inches wide) are another popular choice that connects via Bluetooth to your mobile device and includes sunrise/sunset automation, tilting control, and Energy Savings mode for regulating the temperature of your home. They also have a built-in solar panel to keep them powered up.
Graber Virtual Cord cellular Smart Blinds are also a popular option that connects to your Wi-Fi network with a Z-Wave bridge or can be incorporated into most any smart home system. They are a little louder than Lutron's and need to be removed from the headrail when you're switching them out, but they are pretty and work great as a smart blind alternative or in conjunction with existing shades.
Soma’s Smart Shades 2 is an excellent retrofitting option for existing blinds that has a beaded chain to attach to your existing coverings. It's compatible with iOS and Android devices, has an integrated solar panel, and can be triggered by sunlight, sunset/sunrise, and other environmental conditions.
Conclusion:
Axis Adaptive Curtains is another fantastic, agnostic solution that can be connected to the existing drawstrings of your curtains and opens them remotely with an app or voice assistant, or by a physical remote accessory. It can be solar-powered or battery-operated, and it supports a variety of smart home assistants including Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings and Logitech Harmony.
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