![]() ![]() The sensor comes in two parts (one installs to a door or window frame, and the smaller one to the door or window), making it similar to just about every sensor in existence. The bottom half contains a status LED (for things like connectivity or power status), a microphone (to work along with the camera), and a speaker on the right side of the unit (if facing the camera).Īs for the accessories it comes with, the keyfob shares a similar design to the hub, with four buttons to select from. Pretty much covering all of the typical needs you would find in an IP/security cam. Starting with the front side, the top half houses a camera, an ambient light sensor, and a motion sensor. The top half a fully plastic shell, and the bottom similar but with a mesh cloth layer running around it. As you can see in the image above, the color theme is split between black and a light gray (near white). The design of the hub itself could be likened to a full-size Alexa speaker in a way, only rectangular with rounded corners vs cylindrical. How many hubs give you that option right out of the box (without having to take out your phone to use an app at least)? It also comes with a key fob so that you can arm or disarm your home like it was some kind of a car alarm. Not only that, but it comes with a sensor to get started with, to use on a door or window within your home. The hub can control everything and their service attaches to the hub itself, and all of it’s paired devices, to create your security setup with. You can set it up to be a basic self-monitored (you) solution like most smart hubs, or you can opt to pay for an affordable monthly professionally monitored service, without the need of having to integrate with any third party companies and products (ie, ADT). Not only does it offer the familiar options that help to connect a network of smart home products together with, but it supports multiple platforms and protocols, and takes the place of your home security system. This is where Abode falls into the picture with their “iota”, all-in-one security and smart home hub. Especially, if the hub acts as a single source to control every layer of your home with. However, even these are becoming so user-friendly that it takes only a basic understanding of home networks and control panels to get the hang of it. A central brain that controls everything. One of the most difficult parts of a smart setup is the hub. ![]() Smart home products have been continuing to evolve over the years, turning into intuitive systems that nearly anyone with a basic knowledge of computers could set up. ![]() If there was a list of topics we could never get bored talking about, the topic of “smart home” would be near the top of the list. ![]()
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