Lawula zonke izixhobo zobuchwepheshe bakho kwiindawo ezilula
Ukulawula ukukhutshwa kwedijithali, iinkqubo zokukhanya, izixhobo okanye iqondo lokushisa ngoku linokukwenziwa ngqo kwi-smartphone yakho okanye ngezwi lakho. Ukugxininisa yonke le teknoloji yintambo ehlakaniphile. I-hub smart inikezela ngabasebenzisi abakhulu, ukuba kungabikho iwaka, imiyalelo eyenziwa ngokusemthethweni ukuze ifune iimfuno zazo. Ngoko ukuba ukhangele ukuvula umculo kwindawo yokuhlala, vala izibane kwindawo yokudlela okanye uphakamise i-AC kwigumbi lokulala, i-hub smart ikuvumela ukuba wenze konke ukusuka kwindawo enye elula (ngoko ke ayifinyelele kwiitoni zee-apps ezahlukeneyo). Ngaba ufuna uncedo lokufumana olufanelekileyo? Nasi uluhlu lwethu lwezona zinto zihamba phambili kwiimarike namhlanje.
I-Samsung ye-SmartThings Hub yinkqubo enengqiqo ehlala ifumana ukuhlaziywa kwesoftware, ngoko ke uludwe lweembambano ezingasetyenziselwa izixhobo ezingaphezu kwama-200. Ingaba ufuna ukulawula okunzima okanye imiyalelo elula, ii-Android ze-Android nee-smartphone ze-iOS okanye i-Amazon Echo zivumela i-SmartThings Hub ukuba ilawulwe nayiphi na ifowuni ngama-radios kwi-Wi-Fi, i-Z-Wave okanye i-ZigBee. Ekugqibeleni, oku kuthetha ukulawulwa kokuxhunyiwe kwi-Samsung Impahla yasekhaya, i-Ecobee thermostat, i-Philips Hue kunye ne-bulbhu kunye nezinye ezininzi.
Ukusekwa kuyinkqubo ye-snap, nangona ungenalo iteknoloji yezobuchwepheshe, nangona kufanelekile ukuphawula iHub idinga ikhebula le-Ethernet ukusebenza. Uhlelo lwe-Samsung lwe-SmartThings Hub luyinkimbinkimbi enembile kwaye luvumela ukulawula ngokuthe ngqo kwiidivaysi ezixhunyiwe ngabanye, kunye ne "imizila" yokuqwalasela idivaysi ekhethiwe. Ukulinganisa i-4.2 x 4.9 x 1.3 intshi, iHub ihambelana ngokwaneleyo ukuze ivumelane nantoni na. I-Samsung iphakamisa i-ante kunye nokubandakanywa kwe-SmartApps yayo edibanisa kwiHub ekhoyo eneempawu ezongezelelweyo ezifana nokuguqula i-outlet yamandla xa kuvuliwe inzwa yomnyango.
I-Amazon Echo Dot ixabiso eliphantsi ngaphantsi kweminye i-Smart Hubs ngaphandle kokushiya ukusebenza. Nangona engenazo isithethi esikhulu njengomntakwabo omdala, i-microphone ebhodini iyakwazi ukuqoqa amazwi ukusuka kwigumbi, ngenxa yee-microphones ezikude. Ubuchule beDot buhamba ngaphaya kwe-pizza; iyakwazi ukumisa i-alamu, ukufunda iindaba eziphambili zeendaba, izikolo zeemidlalo kunye nemibiko yemozulu kunye nokunye. Ukongezwa kwefayile ye-3.5mm yomsindo kwandisa ukusebenza kokukwazi ukuxhuma kwiithethi okanye kwi-headphone zokuphula umculo. Ukulinganisa i-1.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 intshi, i-Echo Dot iyanelisekile ngokwaneleyo ukuba ifanelane nantoni na kuyo nawaphi na igumbi.
Ukuseta kunye ne-Echo Dot kulula nje ngokusetyenziswa kwayo. Mva nje uyixube eludongeni xa ufika, khuphela i-Android okanye iOS i-app ye-Alexa uze ulandele izikhokelo ezisesikrinini. Emva kokuba usebenzisa i-intanethi, imilayezo yezwi elula izakubeka i-Echo Dot ukuyisebenzisa, kuquka ukutshintsha iqondo lokushisa kwi-Nest thermostat yakho. Ngaphandle kokukwazi ukulawula iithelevishini, izibane, abalandeli kunye nabenzi beefowuni, i-Amazon ithatha izinto ezinokwakheka nge-Amazon "Skills" kunye nenkxaso yenkampani yenkampani yesithathu apho isibhakabhaka silinganiselwe khona.
Igama elidumileyo kumdlalo we-Smart Hub, i-Amazon Echo, inikezela isicwangciso esihle sezinto ezibandakanya isithethi se-omnidirectional esingama-360 kwi-audio. Esi sithethi sifumaneka kakuhle kunye nenkxaso yazo zonke iinkonzo zomculo ozithandayo, kuquka i-Amazon Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio kunye nokunye, okulawulwayo ngezwi lakho. Ukuba ufuna ukufownela umnxeba, akukho nxaki. Mane ucele i Alexa ukuba enze umnxeba okanye uthumele umyalezo. Okongeziweyo, njengokufunda iindaba kunye nokuthunyelwa kweendlela, imozulu okanye izikolo zezemidlalo zisebhodini, kwakhona, kodwa ziphaphale xa zithelekiswa nezibane ezilawulayo, abalandeli, ukutshintsha, iipresitars, iigarango zangasese okanye ukuvalela emnyango.
Ukongezwa kwe-Amazon "i-Skills" inikezela inkxaso yenkampani yesithathu yonxibelelwano eyenza ukuba i-Echo ibe neentlone kwaye idibanise iimpawu ezintsha ezenziwe ngabantu basebenzi. Ukulinganisa 5.8 x 3.4 x 3.4 intshi, i-Echo ithatha igumbi elincinci kodwa lifuna amandla e-AC, ngoko ukubekwa kwi-countertop, idesksi okanye ikhefu kulungile. Ngaphezulu kwongeziweyo njengesi-subwoofer ye-2.5-intshi okanye i-tweeter ezimbini-intshi, izandi zomsindo ezihle. Kananjalo uxhulumano lwe-Wi-Fi luqinileyo, ngokubonga kwi-double-band, inkxaso e-two-antenna ne-MU-MIMO iteknoloji yokusasaza komculo ngokukhawuleza.
I-Wink 2 isisombululo sesizukulwana sesi-smart esidibanisa nenani elimangalisayo lamagidijethi, kuquka i-Amazon ye-Alexa, iKhaya le-Google, iZ-Wave, iZigbee, iLutron Clear Connect kunye neDidide. Ngaphakathi kweWink kunye ne-sleekly eyenzelwe i-7.25 x 7.25 x 1.75-intshi yesakhelo sinomathotholo ophezulu we-Wi-Fi kunye nee-Ethernet zokuxhumeka kwe-Intanethi. Ngethamsanqa, ukulungiswa kokumisa kufana nomgangatho wokuyila kwayo, ngenxa yesicelo esihambelana ne-smartphone ye-Android kunye ne-iOS. Ngemizuzu engaphantsi kwemihlanu uya kufakwa kwiidivaysi ze-smart ezifana ne-Philips Hue ukukhanya, i-Ecobee thermostats okanye ikhamera yeNest.
Iinkalo ezine eziphambili (ukulawula, ukwenza i-automate, ukubeka iliso kunye neshedyuli) ukujikeleza ukusabalala ngokugcwele kweWink 2. Zonke zizonke, phakathi kwale mi sebenzi emine, i-Wink 2 inokuxhasa ukufikelela kuma-530 amadivaysi athatyathwa ngokukhawuleza kunye nokuhlanganiswa okungagqibekanga. Ukongezelela, iiplgs zokuthengisa i-Wink Relay ngokuthe ngqo ngqo eludongeni lwakho ezivumela ukulawulwa kwazo zonke izixhobo ezilungele iWink ngaphandle kwe-smartphone.
I-Logitech yeHarmony Hub ayiyona indawo ye-smart hub yakho, kodwa iyahambelana namadivayisi angaphezulu kwama-270,000. Ngokusekwa okulula okungekho kwi-intanethi kwaye uxhumeke kwiinqwelo ezisibhozo kwiminithi, iHarmony Hub isebenza kakuhle nge-TV yakho, i-satellite, ibhokisi lebhokisi, i-Blu-ray player, i-Apple TV, i-Roku, i-consoles imidlalo kunye nokunye.
Ukudala imisebenzi eyenziwe ngokwezifiso yintlambo ngokusebenzisa i-Harmony App yokukhuphela kwi-Android kunye ne-iOS. Ukufakela iqhosha eliphambili kwiprogram unokukhawuleza ukuhlaziya izibane zakho ze-Philips Hue, vula isithethi sakho esixhunyiwe kunye neTV, uqalise iNetflix kwaye uvumele ubusuku busuku buqale ngokukhawuleza ngokukodwa. Kwaye iHarmony Hub iyongeza i-Amazon Alexa inkxaso kunye nokulawula ilizwi, ngoko unokukwenza oko nje ngokuthetha. Ngaphandle kokulawulwa kwezwi, i-Logitech imele iphume ngokulawulwa kwekhabhinethi evaliweyo, evumela ukuba ithumele imiyalelo kwizixhobo ezixhunyiwe kwiimilayezo ze-infrared ezingadingi ukuba i-line-of-sight isebenze.
Ngelixa lingaziboneli ngamehlo ahlaziyiweyo, i-VeraEdge Home Controller isisombululo esihle kwiofisi. Ngenkxaso kumacebo angaphezulu kwama-220 kunanoma nayiphi na ixesha, i-VeraEdge idibanisa kunoma iyiphi idivaysi esebenza kunye nobuchwepheshe be-Wi-Fi kunye ne-Z-Wave, kuquka neNest, Kwikset, i-Philips Hue kunye nokunye. Ukongeza izicwangciso zomnxeba omnye ekhaya, kude nobusuku vumela ukulawula lula kwiinkhamera okanye ukukhanyisa, kunye nokulungiswa kwamaqondo okushisa. Isicelo samahhala sitholakala kwiiplatifti ezininzi, kuquka zombini i-Android kunye ne-iOS, kunye nezisombululo ze-PC kunye ne-Mac zokulawula ngokupheleleyo nanini na, naphi na. Ukongeza iikhamera ezixhunyiwe ziza kunika uxolo lwengqondo lula ngaphandle kweeyure zeeofisi kwaye zingathumela izaziso ezichanekileyo ngqo kwi-smartphone yakho ukuba nayiphi na imisebenzi engavumelekanga. Ukulinganisa kuphela 3.74 x 4.57 x 1.73 intshi, iVera Edge ifihliwe lula kwideskithophu okanye kwireferensi kwaye, ngaphandle kwemali yenyanga okanye iikhontrakthi ezifunekayo, amashishini azakuthanda ukusetyenziswa kwayo kunye nenqwaba yokuhlanganiswa kwezixhobo.
Ukukhupha umsebenzi ombini njenge-router kunye ne-smart home automation hub, i-Securfi Almond 3 yiyona nto ifowuni. Ukusebenza njenge-Wi-Fi router kunye ne-Wi-Fi Extender, i-Almond 3 ingakwazi ukusingatha isantya ukuya kuma-867 Mbps kwi-band ye-5GHz kwaye ifike kwi-300 Mbps kwi-2.4GHz band, ephethe ngaphezu kweenyawo ezili-1,300 zendawo.
Ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yayo njenge-router, i-Almond 3 iqala ngokuboniswa kwayo kwi-board ibonisa ukuba unokukhupha kwaye usebenze ngaphakathi kwemizuzu emithathu. Izixhobo ze-Android ezikhoyo okanye i-smartphone ze-iOS zisebenza kunye nekhonsoli esekelwe kwiWebhu ngokukhawuleza ukudibanisa imveliso ye-hub ehlakaniphile esebenzisa i-Zigbee, i-Z-Wave (i-adapter esithengiswa ngokwahlukileyo) kunye neenketho zokuxhumeka kwe-Wi-Fi. Iimveliso ze-Smart ezifana ne-Philips Hue, izixhobo ze-Nest okanye i-Amazon's Echo izithethi zisebenza ngokufanayo njengoko unokuzilindela xa uvumela ukusabalala ngokugcwele komsebenzi kwizixhobo zombini ezihlakaniphile. Iimpawu ze-geo-targeting ye-Almond 3 zibhetele kunezinye iimodeli ze-smart hub, ngenxa yokulandelela ngokuzenzekelayo isignali ye-Wi-Fi yefowni yakho, ngoko ke kunokukhawuleza ukuguqula izinto kunye nokucima ukuba sele ukhe ukhe ukhe ukhethwe ngaphambili.