Of all the exciting things you saw at CES 2025, there’s one development that stands out above the rest; Samsung’s plans for the AI home of the future, and how the tech giant plans to bring all of its devices into the fold.
Ever since I started reporting on smart home devices, I’ve firmly believed that to be the case Most single An important area of consumer technology. It’s connected to how we personalize our home and express ourselves through it Smart lightingHow we make our lives More efficient through automationhow do we maintain a comfortable and safe living space while also reducing our energy use. Of course, not everything is rosy, as privacy and security considerations have not yet been resolved, and cost barriers abound.
But things change; Together with Matter to improve smart home interoperability, Samsung’s wide-ranging and Galaxy AI products line up to deliver the first example of an integrated home and lifestyle ecosystem that is truly connected, blending cross-segment tools with smart home infrastructure.
That’s right, I’ve been acquitted; Smart home He isin fact, the molten core of our future technology-enabled lives. At least, based on Samsung’s vision for the future of SmartThings.
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Things are getting smarter
When Samsung bought SmartThings in 2014, the smart home was just a vague concept. Connected device technology was still booming, the cost of smart devices was high and no one could really agree on how we would actually interact with our smart homes, with Amazon’s first smart speaker featuring Alexa newly introduced later that same year. .
Over the course of CES, I spoke with several senior Samsung executives about the future of SmartThings; From Taeyoung Huh, head of the CX offering team, to Jaeyeon Jung, head of the SmartThings team, as well as Deborah Honig, chief customer officer at Samsung Electronics UK, one thing is clear: Samsung has big plans for its wide range of products.
“We wanted our devices to make consumers’ lives easier and better, and this has been our vision all along. “After our acquisition of SmartThings in 2014, we are making this a reality step by step,” explains Jung.
Historically, the South Korean tech giant keeps its options open when exploring new technologies, as Young explained during our exclusive roundtable. “We keep innovating our devices with new functionality, and if you have to rely on someone else’s platform, you’re always behind. That’s not how we innovate.
“Samsung has a wide range of products, and we want to provide great lifestyle experiences [across these devices]She added: By all accounts, the tech giant seems poised to achieve this by consolidating all of its many arms circling panels into one massive terminal.
Connected devices are the future, but not just in the form of appliances and home furnishings. Instead, everything from wearables like the Samsung Galaxy Ring, Samsung Galaxy phones, and the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2 will become part of the connected home, with some exciting apps that could really come in handy.
Technology-assisted living
Samsung has already integrated its smart living features into devices across its product range. For example, with a Samsung phone, you can approach SmartThings devices and the remote will automatically appear. However, Hoh says there is much more to come. For example, he says features like Sleep Mode can connect to your smart ring to adjust devices in your home while you sleep, turn off distractions like LED indicator lights on air conditioning units or adjust settings on noisy devices.
Or devices like the Galaxy SmartTag can measure how much your dog is walked, provide breed-specific guidance on pet care and work alongside devices like the Samsung Bespoke Jet Bot Combo AI robot vacuum to monitor your pets at home. However, none of these features are scheduled to be officially released yet, which means we have less of an idea of how Matter-compatible devices fit into the bigger picture.
With these new developments, new possibilities in technology-enabled living are opened up – provided the majority of your devices are made by Samsung. There are other benefits to decorating your home, according to Hoh; He points out that increasing the number of Samsung smart devices in your SmartThings ecosystem can also enhance your home’s security, as each acts as an additional node for Samsung’s Blockchain-based Knox security system.
It’s a promising vision for the future of the smart home, and one that seems truly realistic for the years to come. Samsung’s “screens everywhere” mantra means our homes can be filled with viable smart hubs, and its ongoing efforts to develop Galaxy AI and Bixby into truly useful assistant platforms is creating stiff competition with the likes of Apple and Google, which are lagging behind in technology. Hardware interface.
Grab your popcorn, because the smart home wars are just getting started. For now, at least, I’m betting on Samsung creating the first viable ecosystem for whole-home smart devices, but I can’t wait to see how its biggest competitors respond similarly.
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