SmartThings Extend USB dongle for TVs

[Whippm (Mark Whipp)]

I was reading the news from CES 2016 and stumbled onto this about the new Samsung TVs:

"Home automation: The company also said it is turning all of its 2016 smart SUHD TVs into home-automation hubs, enabling consumers to control and monitor smart home systems via the TV screen with the inclusion of a free Smart Things Extend USB dongle. More than 200 home devices are compatible with the Smart Things technology.
The company partnered with home-automation supplier Smart Things, which it bought in 2014, to add home-automation technology to the TVs.
Other Samsung smart TVs will integrate with SmartThings home-automation systems, enabling consumers to control certain TV features through the SmartThings’ smartphone app and incorporate the TV into their smart-home routines."

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It looks to be a secondary controller USB dongle… I wonder what other uses it may have? SmartThings better polish (fix) up their service, the masses are coming!

[JDRoberts]

Actually, it looks like a primary Zwave controller, not a secondary ( since the TV has no Zwave control without it).

There are several Zwave controllers of this type in the market, they’re just typically used with laptops, not televisions.

See the current active topic:

Samsung Reveals Entire 2016 Smart TV Line-Up will be IoT Ready

http://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-reveals-entire-2016-smart-tv-line-up-will-be-iot-ready Among the 2016 Smart TVs, all Samsung’s 2016 SUHD TVs will apply IoT hub technology, allowing the TV itself to act as the controller for the entire smart home. Samsung developed its own IoT hub technology with SmartThings for 2016 SUHD TVs. SUHD TVs can connect with and control Samsung devices and SmartThings sensors, as well as more than 200 other SmartThings compatible devices. These include everything from connected lights and locks to thermostats and cameras, from a wide range of high quality third party manufacturers. For the full support of connectivity with SmartThings compatible devices, SmartThings Extend USB adaptor is required. At CES 2016, Samsung will showcase the future of TV and…

[slagle (Tim Slagle)]

Current active topic for this discussion:

Samsung Reveals Entire 2016 Smart TV Line-Up will be IoT Ready

http://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-reveals-entire-2016-smart-tv-line-up-will-be-iot-ready Among the 2016 Smart TVs, all Samsung’s 2016 SUHD TVs will apply IoT hub technology, allowing the TV itself to act as the controller for the entire smart home. Samsung developed its own IoT hub technology with SmartThings for 2016 SUHD TVs. SUHD TVs can connect with and control Samsung devices and SmartThings sensors, as well as more than 200 other SmartThings compatible devices. These include everything from connected lights and locks to thermostats and cameras, from a wide range of high quality third party manufacturers. For the full support of connectivity with SmartThings compatible devices, SmartThings Extend USB adaptor is required. At CES 2016, Samsung will showcase the future of TV and…