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Keep your things smart and your counter space.bright
Now that every power outlet is filled and each flat surface is occupied by some kind of smart speaker, developers have had to find new boundaries.
Welcome to the era of intelligent switch.
What started with the Noon Switch is now becoming a real War War, as additional products come on the market, promising easy installation and a full touch hub instead of a switch. standard lighting. It would be as if many entrepreneurs were designing wall-mounted computers for the Starship Enterprise. The last to enter the fray is Brilliant.
From today's pre-orders, Brilliant is a smart touch-screen wall switch that works with an impressive array of devices, including Sonos, Nest, Ecobee, Honeywell, Ring, Philips Hue and Wemo plugs and LEDs. . It also supports hubs like Samsung SmartThings to connect to Z-Wave and ZigBee products.
Simple switch replacements start at $ 299bright
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But I would not see my Star Trek: the new generation Dreams made if Brilliant was just a touchscreen computer built into my wall. For this to happen, you need a voice assistant. Enter Alexa.
Brilliant has integrated Amazon's Alexa, which allows it to do everything you usually do from your points, echoes, spots and shows, without having to deploy another device on your desktop. In fact, it's the only third-party device, compatible with Alexa, to provide visual feedback (not just verbal, as on Ecobee 4).
Simple
Just because Brilliant can control a wide variety of devices, it does not mean that its interface is difficult or complicated. On the contrary, the default commands give you immediate access to what you will probably want to do at the switch: control the lights, adjust the temperature, and turn on some songs (via your connected Sonos devices).
Brilliant also supports scenes that allow you to quickly enable or disable a multitude of devices. The morning scene on the home screen, for example, will allow you to start your house with a touch. I will be interested to see how it works in practice. I have the vision to hit the button and then find everything ready to leave when I cross the house to get to my office.
Three switch replacements cost $ 399.bright
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The Brilliant switches are all equipped with a microphone and a camera (with a very considerate privacy shutter). In addition to barking Alexa's commands on the switch, it allows you to use the intercom feature to stream on all your other Brilliant switches. You can also start a video chat with another room. It's a nice feature, but I'll be curious to see how much it handles the fact that most switches are not up to the optimum height for a face-to-face conversation. Discussing with someone's neck or collarbone is not exactly what we all promised (even if that's what we deserve).
Cheap?
OK, maybe "cheap" is on the limit, but compared to Noon, Brilliant is a compelling contract on paper. You do not have to buy a central hub, and the switches start at $ 299. The two and three gang switches cost $ 349 and $ 399 respectively. Prices exceed $ 449 for a four-gang switch.
I will soon learn how to use the new Brilliant switch and I will have a full description, including if the installation is really as simple as it says. In the meantime, if you're already convinced and want to build your own 10-Forward in the comfort of your own home, visit the Brilliant homepage and pre-order.
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Keep your things smart and your counter space.bright
Now that every power outlet is filled and each flat surface is occupied by some kind of smart speaker, developers have had to find new boundaries.
Welcome to the era of intelligent switch.
What started with the Noon Switch is now becoming a real War War, as additional products come on the market, promising easy installation and a full touch hub instead of a switch. standard lighting. It would be as if many entrepreneurs were designing wall-mounted computers for the Starship Enterprise. The last to enter the fray is Brilliant.
From today's pre-orders, Brilliant is a smart touch-screen wall switch that works with an impressive array of devices, including Sonos, Nest, Ecobee, Honeywell, Ring, Philips Hue and Wemo plugs and LEDs. . It also supports hubs like Samsung SmartThings to connect to Z-Wave and ZigBee products.
Simple switch replacements start at $ 299bright
Clever
But I would not see my Star Trek: the new generation Dreams made if Brilliant was just a touchscreen computer built into my wall. For this to happen, you need a voice assistant. Enter Alexa.
Brilliant has integrated Amazon's Alexa, which allows it to do everything you usually do from your points, echoes, spots and shows, without having to deploy another device on your desktop. In fact, it's the only third-party device, compatible with Alexa, to provide visual feedback (not just verbal, as on Ecobee 4).
Simple
Just because Brilliant can control a wide variety of devices, it does not mean that its interface is difficult or complicated. On the contrary, the default commands give you immediate access to what you will probably want to do at the switch: control the lights, adjust the temperature, and turn on some songs (via your connected Sonos devices).
Brilliant also supports scenes that allow you to quickly enable or disable a multitude of devices. The morning scene on the home screen, for example, will allow you to start your house with a touch. I will be interested to see how it works in practice. I have the vision to hit the button and then find everything ready to leave when I cross the house to get to my office.
Three switch replacements cost $ 399.bright
logged
The Brilliant switches are all equipped with a microphone and a camera (with a very considerate privacy shutter). In addition to barking Alexa's commands on the switch, it allows you to use the intercom feature to stream on all your other Brilliant switches. You can also start a video chat with another room. It's a nice feature, but I'll be curious to see how much it handles the fact that most switches are not up to the optimum height for a face-to-face conversation. Discussing with someone's neck or collarbone is not exactly what we all promised (even if that's what we deserve).
Cheap?
OK, maybe "cheap" is on the limit, but compared to Noon, Brilliant is a compelling contract on paper. You do not have to buy a central hub, and the switches start at $ 299. The two and three gang switches cost $ 349 and $ 399 respectively. Prices exceed $ 449 for a four-gang switch.
I will soon learn how to use the new Brilliant switch and I will have a full description, including if the installation is really as simple as it says. In the meantime, if you're already convinced and want to build your own 10-Forward in the comfort of your own home, visit the Brilliant homepage and pre-order.
