A New Corporate Collaboration Might Be Your Key To Your Dream ‘Smart’ Home
These days it's about a lot more than thermostats and lights.
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Subscribe for free to get more stories like this directly to your inboxWe’ve seen an increasing number of reports in recent years about ordinary household features, such as appliances, being reimagined as part of a high-tech “smart” home. And now two major corporations are teaming up in hopes of making the smart home lifestyle easier for consumers (and more profitable for themselves).
You gotta keep it automated
The fundamental appeal of smart devices is that they claim to take some of the daily chores and interruptions out of our lives. If that’s true, then it stands to reason that our lives would get increasingly easier as we introduce new smart functions into our homes.
Samsung and Ashley Furniture are hoping shoppers will buy into this philosophy — literally — and recently announced their joint venture to provide consumers with an in-store trial run of life in a smart home.
In a statement released by Samsung, a range of home furnishings that operate under its SmartThings home automation platform will be on display at Ashley Furniture locations so shoppers can try them out for themselves.
The opportunity, known as Connected Home Experience, will initially be available at the flagship Ashley Furniture location in Brentwood, Tennessee.
A wide variety of merchandise
According to reports, there will be more than 200 different items included in the exhibit. Some, like TVs and the MusicFrame, are sold under the Samsung brand, whereas others are made by third-party companies but include SmartThings connectivity.
Some notable examples include:
- Kasa smart home products
- Philips Hue lighting
- Aqara curtain dividers
- Eve roller shades
Can’t make it to Brentwood? Don’t worry, Samsung can offer the next best thing. A SmartThings Interactive Home feature on the company’s official website can give shoppers a “new immersive connected home shopping experience” from the comfort of their, well, not-so-smart homes.
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