Now, Samsung SmartThings Users Can Directly Control iHome SmartPlugs for an Easier, More Efficient Smart Home

/EINPresswire.com/ -- RAHWAY, NJ--(Marketwired - August 03, 2016) - iHome, a leader in award-winning speakers, portable devices and smart home control solutions, today announced that its SmartPlug products are now fully compatible with Samsung's SmartThings platform and app. Samsung SmartThings users will now be able to connect their iHome SmartPlug products to the SmartThings platform to monitor, control and automate their home via the SmartThings app. It is now easier than ever to create and maintain a smarter, safer and more energy efficient home.

iHome's SmartThings-Compatible Products include iHome's full line of SmartPlugs

• ISP5 SmartPlug: capable of switching on and off lights, fans, room ACs and appliances
• ISP6 SmartPlug: capable of switching on and off lights, fans and appliances, remote-capable
• ISP8 SmartPlug: capable of switching on and off lights, fans and appliances, also allows users to monitor their energy usage, includes remote control

Samsung SmartThings users can now simply purchase iHome's SmartPlug products and enable them work with the SmartThings app and ecosystem. They can then switch lights, fans, Room ACs or other small appliances plugged into a SmartPlug on and off through the SmartThings app, as well as set automation scenarios for them.

"At SmartThings, we're focused on how to make the smart home accessible to the mass market," said Brett Worthington, General Manager for Americas and Vice President of Global Business Development, SmartThings. "Our open platform allows for integrations with the most popular products like iHome's SmartPlugs to be easily built and delivered, bringing wider choice and functionality to our customers."

"The key to offering a great smart home product line is making the line compatible with the industry's most popular IoT platforms," said Gary Schultz, Director of Business and Product Development at iHome. "Since announcing our first SmartPlug product last year, iHome has been working with leading IoT platform developers to ensure that our products can be integrated into smart homes running on multiple leading platforms. By working with Samsung SmartThings to make our SmartPlug products compatible with their open platform, we are able to offer users affordable options for adding intelligent control and monitoring to existing fixtures and appliances within their home."

iHome's SmartPlug products are compatible with several leading IoT platforms including Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Nest, Samsung SmartThings and Wink.

For more information, please visit www.ihomeaudio.com.

About iHome:

iHome was established in 2005 as a division of SDI Technologies, a company with over 60 years of consumer electronics innovation. The first iHome product introduced, an iPod-docking clock radio, was the top-selling iPod accessory for the year and firmly established iHome as the premier brand in the audio accessories market. Today, iHome remains the #1 selling brand in digital player speakers* with an impressive catalog of award-winning products.

iHome is currently pioneering a new area of connected consumer electronics with the release of its iHome Control line of smart home products. Compatible with Apple and Android portable devices, the first product in the series, the iHome SmartPlug was a launch partner with Apple's HomeKit smart home software. Through their partnerships with Nest, Wink, Amazon Alexa and Apple, iHome's line of SmartHome products offer the broadest IoT platform compatibility in the market.

For more information on iHome and its products, visit ihomeaudio.com, Facebook (facebook.com/iHome), or follow @iHome on Twitter.

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. SmartThings is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and operates independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.

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