Samsung offers guide to greener, smarter life with SmartThings

BERLIN – Concerned about extreme weather and skyrocketing energy bills? “Keep calm” and head to Berlin where Samsung Electronics Co. offers some ideas on dealng with such pressing environmental issues.

The South Korean electronics giant has set up a net zero home, dubbed the Tiny House, outside its independent IFA 2023 exhibition hall City Cube Berlin in Berlin, as well as pop-up experiment zones for the SmartThings app in major retail outlets in the city, such as Kaufhaus des Westens, Media Markt·Saturn, Alexander Platz and Europa Center.

All are open during IFA 2023 from Sept. 1 to 5.

Visitors to these places will learn how the SmartThings app can automatically control devices and manage the home environment to save energy, enhance security and improve living conditions.

In particular, Samsung aims to demonstrate the future of a sustainable home with Tiny House, emitting fewer greenhouse gases by using more renewable energy resources to self-generate power.

It is fitted with not only Samsung Electronics’ appliances and TVs but also its partners’ technologies, including the energy solutions of ABB Smart Buildings and SMA Solar Technology, ranging from smart meters and switches to solar inverters and batteries.

At the various experiment zones, visitors will can have hands-on experience with SmartThings’ Home Control, which manages appliances and lights to create a customized residential environment; Security & Care, which monitors the condition of the house; and Energy Saving, which allows its users to control power and monitor energy consumption remotely.  

SMARTTHINGS FOR FUTURE

SmartThings is a Samsung app that allows its users to control their devices and homes from anywhere.  

The SmartThings app lies at the center of the Korean electronics giant’s goal to connect all the devices worldwide, some 14 billion, through its cutting-edge technologies.

The company announced at CES 2023 in January that it will strive to create a connected world in a way that contributes to an environmentally sustainable future.

The SmartThings app works with SmartThings Station, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that connects multiple devices and supports the industry’s latest smart home standard, Matter, according to the company.

It is compatible with all Samsung Wi-Fi-enabled appliances and devices, such as the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ robot vacuum, as well as the Galaxy Watch series and TVs. It also works with non-Samsung devices such as Google Nest.

More than 15 million home appliances are currently connected via the SmartThings app, which is used by 280 million people across the world, according to Samsung.

Write to Ik-Hwan Kim at lovepen@hankyung.com

Sookyung Seo edited this article.