You don’t need to be following the smart home space that closely to have heard the name Samsung SmartThings sometime in the last few months. SmartThings is becoming one of the biggest and most recognizable names in the Internet of Things space, and might soon evolve from being a household name to a ubiquitous household product – especially now that it comes in a mesh router.
Samsung announced recently at its Unboxed event in New York City that it would release a new mesh router called Samsung Connect Home that, beyond extending your Wi-Fi network, act as SmartThings hub, too.
Of course, routers are just the beginning. Starting next year, all Samsung SmartThings devices will hook into SmartThings Cloud – a powerful new service that uses a cloud-based hub to connect everything from your refrigerator and washer to your TV and smartphone all into a single unified platform.