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SmartThings Next Generation Hub Available for Preorder Now

August 21, 2015 By Steve Borsch

st-v2-lgSmartThings, the home automation, Internet of Things (IoT) company now part of Samsung (and with engineering offices in Minneapolis), has announced their next generation hub is available for pre-order now.

The Samsung SmartThings Hub will be available to purchase in early September, and you are now able to pre-order the new Hub in their Shop, on Samsung.com, and on Amazon. In addition, upon its release they will be delivering a new lineup of sensors, plugs and more.

SmartThings had this to say about their new hub:

The Hub will deliver an enhanced experience that offers greater performance and reliability. Here’s why:

As we’ve announced, the new SmartThings Hub will come equipped with “AppEngine” functionality. This means that much of the processing that has previously existed in the cloud (ie: SmartApps and device types) can now automatically occur locally in the Hub. Circumventing the cloud will result in a much faster response time with automations.

It will also mean that certain automations (SmartApps; Hello, Home actions, etc.) driven by ZigBee, Z-Wave, or LAN-connected devices will continue to work even if you lose your Internet connection. And because the new Hub contains battery backup capability, certain automations can continue to work for awhile even without power.

Filed Under: Internet of Things - #IoT

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