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Brilliant’s new smart home controller makes it easier to put a touchscreen on your wall (www.theverge.com)
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cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/80931

[ sourced from The Verge ]

The articles summary

THE GOOD

  • Easy to install
  • Responsive touchscreen
  • Intuitive interface
  • Built-in motion sensor
  • Alexa voice control
  • Works with Ring, Google Nest, Sonos, Hue, Ecobee, and SmartThings

THE BAD

  • Expensive
  • Lacking some integrations
  • No Siri or Google Assistant
  • Some devices can be sluggish to respond
  • No Matter support
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[–] GreatAlbatross 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It'll be nice to see what the company manages to do.
If they aim to be the "end" product (and not an interface for a more featured HA system), that could be problematic, as you're then beholden to whatever support a small company decides to add.

[–] Emperor 1 points 1 year ago

It would be more interesting if this was also the hub, with HA already installed.