Incipio today unveiled a new lineup of iOS- and HomeKit-compatible automation tools during the Consumer Electronics Show. The three new pieces of tech will be available in stores in Q2 2015.
The first two items on the list are very similar: the Direct Wireless Smart Outlet and the Direct Wireless Smart Power strip. Both provide users with the ability to activate and control electric devices from a smartphone using the upcoming Incipio Direct app.
The third device announced today is the Direct Wireless Smart Light Bulb Adapter, which allows users to control their lights from the Incipio Direct smartphone application, providing the ability to create customized scenes and quickly set multiple lights at once.
All three products are HomeKit-compatible, which means they’ll also be able to be controlled through Siri. They can also use proximity detection to determine when a homeowner leaves or arrives and automatically configure lights and other devices appropriately.
The Smart Outlet and Light Buld Adapter will each sell for $24.99, while the Smart Power Strip will run for $59.99. As noted above, all three products will go on sale in Q2. The Incipio Direct app will be available for free at that time.
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Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Outlet, Light Bulb Adapter, and Power Strip Enable Home Automation Controls with Apple HomeKit Framework
IRVINE, CA – January 6, 2015 – Incipio®, the leading designer and manufacturer of award-winning mobile device solutions and technology, based in Southern California, today debuts three home automation solutions, Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Outlet, Light Bulb Adapter, and Power Strip with integrated Smart Outlet that support Apple’s HomeKit framework at 2015 International CES.
Incipio’s initial home automation product offering includes the Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Outlet, Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Light Bulb Adapter, and Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Power Strip that allow users to experience plug and play home automation with virtually zero configuration and simplified device setups using Apple’s native iOS HomeKit integration. Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart solutions and Incipio DIRECT App integrate with a variety of home appliances and existing lamp fixtures, such as recessed lighting, giving users the ability to wirelessly control outlet powered devices at home or when away.
“When Apple announced HomeKit, our team immediately went to work on developing cost effective solutions that are deeply integrated with iOS and that have more compatibility than current home automation devices on the market,” said Andy Fathollahi, Chief Executive. “Today, Incipio delivers three user-friendly home automation solutions and a complimentary app, at an incredible value, that will truly impact and simplify day-to-day routines with just a tap of your device or a voice command to Siri.”
Additional features of the Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Outlet, Light Bulb Adapter and Power Strip include:
- Integration with Siri voice commands, allowing hands-free control of home appliances and devices
- Wirelessly create and configure home, rooms, and zones to control power to devices at home or on-the-go
- Complimentary Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart App allows users to create customized action sets and scenes such as “Lights Out” for a unique home automation experience
- Proximity awareness when user approaches or is leaving the home to power specific devices and rooms on or off
Product Details:
- Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Outlet – MSRP $24.99
- Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Light Bulb Adapter- MSRP $24.99
- Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Power Strip – MSRP $59.99
- Incipio DIRECT App – Compatible with entire Apple HomeKit Ecosystem and available for free download on the Apple App Store
The line of Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart solutions will be available in Q2 of 2015 at incipio.com and in select premium retailers nationwide.
For a live demonstration of the Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart home automation solutions visit the Las Vegas Convention Center from January 6-9, 2015 – North Hall, Booth #5116. For more information on Incipio’s home automation solutions, visit http://www.incipio.com/ces-wireless.html
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About Incipio:
Incipio® is the leading designer and manufacturer of award-winning mobile device accessories and technology based in Southern California. Established in 1999, Incipio® is widely recognized for consistently creating state of the art protective solutions for the mobile world. Through an untiring commitment to innovative and original designs, Incipio® is globally recognized for the functional and premium accessories the brand produces. Incipio’s products are sold worldwide in leading consumer and electronics retailers, mobile retailers and through www.incipio.com.
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60 bucks for a power strip…..lol. Will never compete with a “dumb” strip from Walmart for 7.99. And that smart outlet for 30 bucks!!!! Yeah consumers will never touch that when a homes outlets already work fine for free. Honestly the “smart” house is at least a decade away based on current price structure.
Your 7.99 dumb power strip from Walmart shouldn’t have anything valuable plugged into it. Probably very little power surge protection.
That being said i more or less agree with your comments those these prices seem more reasonable than other brands I’ve seen.
I’m guessing that you have never left home for more than a couple of days and therefore have not run into the issue of setting up lights to go on and off – so they look more realistic than leaving them on 24/7.
Or tying the lights together with a TV (yes, some people prefer the small convenience of not having to get up to change the lights after sitting down and others are willing to go to that tiny little effort in order to save $25). Many other uses that will appeal to specific segments of the population long before your 10 years are up!
Dummy timers can be bout for 5 bucks to schedule lights and be they arent fooling anyone set on breaking into a house. And if you think people in this economy will pay 25 bucks to turn ONE outlet smart youve lost your mind. You are now talking 100 to make lights pop off and on in 5 rooms vs 25 to cover a whole house with the “dumb” timers….learning economics is as important as learning tech gizmos.
I always end up going in loops trying to map out how I would use these smart lights (or smart appliances), especially when it comes to automating things based on arriving and leaving… what if there are multiple people living in the house? Can I setup rules to automatically do x,y, and z but only if person B isn’t in the house when person A leaves? Anyone have a good resource where people tackle practical home automation setups with all of these smart devices?
It’s hard for me to understand all of the negativity around here for home automation. This is the very beginning and things are going to be a bit clunky and expensive but it’s exciting to see that our houses are gaining some awareness and ability to react to situations.
The day I can say “Hey Siri I want to watch a movie” and the lights dim, the TV, bluray player and receiver are turned on and everything is switched over perfectly will be a cool day.
I would love to walk in the door and have my lights already be on (because my home sensed I was coming) and the air condition already running to ensure my house is at the temperature I like (saving energy while I’m away).
Just what the hell is wrong with all of you guys? Why so damn negative? If this is too expensive for you now just post a “that will be cool when the market matures and the prices come down” or if doesn’t wuite do what you want how about “this isn’t quite there but I’m excited to see where it’s going”???
For me, $25 is definitely cheap enough to try one of these out to dip my toes in and see what’s up. $60 for a power strip is about spot on for the nice power strips I normally buy (with some surge protection, etc). I’ll probably pick up one of each….
Welcome to 9to5mac. If it isn’t sponsored directly by, or made by, Apple, the vast majority of the place will absolutely hate it.
When I planned my house 4 years ago I wanted it to have KNX everywhere, so I would have house automation everywhere the way I want it with my own server. When the company told me it would cost about 1/4 of my house and that there are several km of ethernet cable to be put I decided to have no house automation.
Yes there are those systems going via the power stripes but every electronic freaks tells me it doesn’t work the way it should with too much trouble. Now all these new home automation systems are just too expensive, or useless (coffee machine don’t see the idea of automation you still have to put everything to have your coffee (it’s like the open/close button on DVD or VCR remote control you always have to stand up except you have your children or dog drilled ;-))), or don’t see the device very secure either via WiFi (with 80% of all internet connected devices fail to be secure) or the home automated door locks. These locks all look like they can be broken out of the door right away.
The most terrible invention with home automation is the thermostat (Nest & Co) why do they have to be connected to the internet and sending data to someone’s server? OK I could set the temperature of my home if I’m away, but that was possible before too. And the most irritating issue with rising and lowering heat temperature in a house is that it does cost much more: cooling down a room and re-heating it instead of leaving the temperature as it is.
I still haven’t found the right home automation device yet, except for the SONOS speakers in my bathroom.
I have been looking for a device like the smart outlet for a few years to control my outdoor lighting. Too hard to keep up with changes in daylight and power outages using manual timers.