Although the main stars of yesterday’s presentation was the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, the company also introduced several new devices that do not win the popularity of the new flagship smartphones. But they are interesting and offer an unusual combination of features. One of them is Connect Hub, which can simultaneously act as a Wi-Fi router and the control center of the home “Internet of things”.

Although the main stars of yesterday’s presentation was the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, the company also introduced several new devices that do not win the popularity of the new flagship smartphones. But they are interesting and offer an unusual combination of features. One of them is Connect Hub, which can simultaneously act as a Wi-Fi router and the control center of the home “Internet of things”.

Although the main stars of yesterday’s presentation was the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, the company also introduced several new devices that do not win the popularity of the new flagship smartphones. But they are interesting and offer an unusual combination of features. One of them is Home Connect, which can simultaneously act as a Wi-Fi router and the control center of the home “Internet of things”.
What can he do?

You can simultaneously use multiple Connect Home to create a multipoint Wi-Fi network. This is useful for getting a stable Wi-Fi signal throughout the house. And, of course, to Connect Home can connect various smart appliances – light bulbs, thermostats and even refrigerators. It is for this in 2014 Samsung has bought the company SmartThings – Home Connect will work with the devices of both manufacturers.

It is obvious that the mere use of the Home Connect will not allow you to start immediately to control the “Internet of things” in the house. This is a must download app Samsung Connect and there connect the router to devices Samsung and SmartThings. This will allow you to change the settings of smart technology from a single place. Samsung also claims that the program will automatically connect to all these devices Connect via Home.

Home Connect will be available in two versions. First – Connect a standard Home, which features a Quad-core processor with a frequency of 710 MHz, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB flash memory and Wi-Fi AC1300 (up to 866 Mbps). It will also go in packs of three devices in addition to conventional boxes with a router. And Connect Home Pro offers more than a dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.7 GHz and Wi-Fi AC2600 (up to 1733 Mbps). Both devices can connect via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and exotic ZigBee and Z-Wave.

Source: SlashGear
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