Samsung and SmartThings want to control your heating, locks and security cameras

SAMSUNG has announced a new SmartThings Hub, which will allow you to monitor, control and secure your home from anywhere in the world.

 

Samsung unveiled its new SmartThings Hub at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, this morning.

The gadget hub links a range of different devices and allows you to control any wireless video cameras, the central heating and even the lights around your house – from a simple smartphone app.

In fact, the Samsung SmartThings Hub can communicate and link some 200 existing devices from the likes of BOSE, Yale, Phillips, Jawbone and BMW.

 

SmartThings, which first appeared as a KickStarter project, sold itself to Samsung a little over a year ago.

However – the refreshed Samsung SmartHub is not restricted to work only with Samsung smartphone.

The open source connected hub can be controlled with an iOS or Android mobile app from wherever you are in the world.



The Samsung SmartThings Hub can connect your locks, security cameras and more

Samsung has released a SmartThings Starter Kit, which includes enough sensors to connect your home

Samsung announced that an update to the SmartThings app, which simplifies the user interface and adds some new functionality, would roll out to customers today.

The South Korean the technology giant also revealed its new Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit.

The bundle includes everything you need to turn your home into something from a science-fiction film, including a SmartThings Hub, a Multi Sensor to monitor whether your doors or windows are currently open or close, a Presence Sensor to monitor who is in the home and a SmartThings Power Outlet to control lights, electronics and small appliances.

Samsung has released a video which demonstrates what a day in the life of a connected home can look like using current technology.

 

Samsung SmartThings from SmartThings on Vimeo.

The South Korean technology firm is hoping that consumers will not find the idea of linking together their security cameras, central heating systems and door locks.

Samsung SmartThings Starter Kits are being released in the UK from next week and will be available online and from a number of high street retailers.

The SmartThings Starter Kit is priced at £199. 

Extra sensors are all priced around £30, which means connecting all of your power outlets and placing sensors on all of your doors could be a pricey upgrade.