Bosch jumps on the bandwagon of the connected home and launches a series of products that expand its smart home catalogue. Something that users of Google Assistant or Alexa still do not attract much attention, but whoever bets on HomeKit You will see in them a new option in order to expand your ecosystem.
Bosch smart home
The home automation products compatible with HomeKit They are not as many as you might actually expect considering the number of accessories that are usually available for Apple devices. In that sense, both Alexa and Google Assistant enjoy a much broader ecosystem.
Perhaps that is why Bosch has decided to get fully involved and is launching a new range of HomeKit-compatible accessories in addition to other voice assistants and their respective home automation platforms.
This set of Bosch Smart Home devices It arrives quite complete and along with some quite interesting packs such as the Security Starter Kit, there will also be other types of connected devices such as cameras, alarm systems, thermostats, lighting and even to enjoy smart blinds.
The complete list of Bosch Smart Home products is:
- 360 degree interior camera
- Motion sensor
- Outdoor Camera Eyes
- Radiator Thermostat
- Wall lighting control (recessed)
- Fire alarm
- room thermostat
- Room thermostat for underfloor heating
- Blinds control (recessed)
- Adapter for recessed switches
- Smart home controllers
- Door/window contact
- Twinguard
- water detector
- Smart plug adapters
- Switches with up to four programmable functions
- Twist remote control
- Basic pack for indoor climate control
- security package
Each and every one of these devices They can be used with both Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant and they have a remote control application for iOS and Android. Although the best thing is that they will also allow the use together with other devices when creating scenes or environments where several devices respond to a single order.
Safety, comfort and responsible consumption
The focus, according to Bosch, seems to be clear: they want to offer products capable of guaranteeing the to maximise security and your enjoyment. of the user inside his home, the comfort and responsible consumption and efficient that matters so much to everyone luckily.
If they are able to achieve it or not, it will be something that will have to be verified, but it is clear that when you dogmatize your home, the ideal is to do it with the maximum number of products from the same manufacturer. It is true that sometimes this usually implies a higher outlay, but it also saves you possible incompatibilities or future problems due to updates that arrive or not at the same time.
In addition, some brands like Bosch may not have been in this market for so long, but they have been around long enough to offer a minimum guarantee from the start. So if you are in the process of expanding or starting to automate your home, here is one more option.
Regarding price and availability, at the moment there is no specific date but it is known that they will arrive this year and together with distributors such as specialized stores, you can also find them in the Bosch Amazon store.