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IKEA announced that it has taken the strategic decision to invest even more in the smart home area by establishing IKEA Home Smart as its own business within IKEA of Sweden. The IKEA Home Smart Business Unit at IKEA will be responsible for the smart home business end to end. “At IKEA we want to continue to offer products for
When it comes to smart lighting, Philips Hue is the market leader (UK) with a range of bulbs, luminaires and accessories, plus a good app and comprehensive integration to other smart systems. On the other hand, Ikea's Tradfri is more basic but with the important benefit of being cheap and widely available in Ikea's stores. Inevitably, the question crops up...
IKEA and Sonos have collaborated on SYMFONISK, a range of speakers designed to democratize the home sound system. Combining Sonos's expertise in sound and technology with IKEA's knowledge of home furnishing, SYMFONISK seamlessly fits into the home to enhance everyday life and integrates with the Sonos system. The SYMFONISK range includes the SYMONISK table lamp with WiFi speaker and the
Samsung's SmartThings might be one of the smarthome market leaders but its branded sensors aren't the cheapest by a long way. Savvy SmartThings specialists are constantly on the hunt for cheaper devices from other vendors but these often require custom code (device handlers) or strange steps to get them linked up. Coming from the other direction, Swedish homemakers Ikea have