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New Starter Kit and range of sensors now available from Curry's PC World
LONDON, UK – 10th September, 2015 – Samsung Electronics today announced that its new line of SmartThings products are available to purchase in the UK, with the new Starter Kit, upgraded Hub and sensors available both in store and online at Curry’s PC World as well as online at Samsung.com
The Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit has everything you need to monitor, control and secure your home from anywhere. Once you’ve set up your Starter Kit, SmartThings allows you to add any of the hundreds of compatible smart devices to enhance your home.
The Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit contains:
- a SmartThings Hub to connect with smart sensors, lights, locks, cameras and more
- a SmartThings Multi Sensor to monitor whether doors, windows, drawers or your garage are open or closed
- a SmartThings Motion Sensor to monitor movement in your home
- a SmartThings Presence Sensor to know when people, pets and cars arrive or leave home
- a SmartThings Power Outlet to control lights, electronics and small appliances
The new Samsung SmartThings Hub is equipped with a powerful processor that enables video monitoring, a battery backup that lasts up to 10 hours in case of a power outage, and a local app engine for optimised performance and the ability to operate without an Internet connection. The collection of small Samsung SmartThings sensors have been designed with a sleek, contemporary look.
The Hub’s video monitoring capability, launching in beta and compatible with select Samsung and D-Link cameras, is unique in that it allows people to improve peace of mind while maintaining their privacy. A livestream can be accessed at any time, but video is only captured and stored when an unexpected event, such as motion by the front door, is detected. With this new feature, SmartThings is introducing a solution called Smart Home Monitor, which provides unified access and control against intrusion, smoke and fire, leaks and floods, and other common household issues by delivering real-time text alerts and video clip notifications from multiple cameras to the user or select contacts via the SmartThings app. Intelligent buffering enables video clip recording to start prior to the event so users can see what caused the incident.
With the free Samsung SmartThings app, you can receive important notifications about what's happening at home, control your smart devices with a simple tap and choreograph your home to react to your unique preferences. The app is available for download from today for Android and iOS.
Pricing for the Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit, as well as individual elements of the Starter Kit which can be bought separately, is as follows:
- Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit: £199
- SmartThings Multi Sensor: £30
- SmartThings Motion Sensor: £30
- SmartThings Presence Sensor: £30
- SmartThings Power Outlet: £45
- SmartThings Moisture Sensor (not sold as part of Starter Kit): £30
For more information, please visit www.samsung.com/uk/smartthings
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. We employ 319,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US $196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website at www.samsung.com and our official blog at global.samsungtomorrow.com
About SmartThings
SmartThings is the easiest way to turn a home into a smart home, bringing users peace of mind, savings, and convenience. As an open platform with a thriving ecosystem, SmartThings also brings users freedom of choice in devices and limitless possibilities. Since SmartThings was acquired by Samsung in August 2014, the team has tripled in size, tripled developer activity from a community of over 10,000, and has one of the largest ecosystems of compatible devices. SmartThings is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and operates independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
