Most smart home products promise to save you time by letting you create schedules to automate tasks like turning on your lights, but to take advantage of this feature you need to create those schedules first. . The new Nanoleaf product line promises to do that job for you. Announced at CES 2023, the Sense+ Control family consists of three products: the Sense+ smart light switch, the Sense+ wireless light switch, and the Nala learning bridge. All three are compatible with Matter and Thread. They also have built-in motion and ambient light sensors. The Nala Learning Bridge (pictured above) acts as a wire edge router so you can use it as a hub for your smart home network. You can also use the Nala Learning Bridge as a nightlight to add some ambiance to a room.
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Nala is also the name of Nanoleaf’s new automation learning assistant and what makes the Sense+ Control range interesting. The company claims that Nala can learn your routines and eventually know when to turn your lights on or off and adjust their brightness and color to your liking. “Over time, users will be able to have a truly smart, hands-free experience with smart home lighting,” says Nanoleaf. The Sense + Control line will arrive in the second half. Nanoleaf also plans to update its existing Thread Border routers to support Nala.
Alongside the Sense+ Control range, the company announced several other new products. First, there’s the Nanoleaf 4D, a system for syncing your Nanoleaf lights with your TV. Expected to arrive before the second half of the year, the 4D Starter Kit will come with Nanoleaf’s new screen mirroring camera and a Matter-enabled light strip that includes 50 addressable LED zones and four mirroring modes. With the help of the company’s Sync+ technology, you can sync the Lightstrip and all your Nanoleaf lights with the action on your TV. If you want more consistent lighting, the Sync+ platform also supports the usual assortment of preset scenes, including Nanoleaf favorites like “Aurora Borealis” and “Vibrant Sunrise.”
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When installing the Nanoleaf 4D, you can mount the camera above your TV or just below it. You will find adhesive and snap-on brackets inside the box to attach the Lightstrip. At launch, Nanoleaf will offer the 4D TV Starter Kit in two sizes: one for 55-65 inch TVs and another for 70-80 inch TVs. No word yet on pricing.
Nanoleaf also adds a ceiling light to its range of modular wall panels. The aptly named Skylight consists of a set of square RGBW LED panels that you can freely arrange to create different patterns on your ceiling. Skylight comes with all the features you’d expect from a Nanoleaf product, including the company’s screen mirroring technology, music visualizer, and group scene support. You can use the Nanoleaf app to adjust the brightness, color, and color temperature of Skylight’s built-in LEDs. Like the Nala Learning Bridge, Skylight also serves as a Thread Border router. Nanoleaf announces that it will launch its latest modular lighting system in the second half. Expect pricing details to arrive too.
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Finally, Nanoleaf is updating its Essentials line to add the BR30 and GU10 models. The company is also refreshing existing Essentials models, including its original A19 bulb, to make them compatible with Matter. Owners of existing Nanoleaf products won’t be left out either. The company announces that it will be rolling out a software update for its Shapeselements, canvas and Lines lighting products later this year to make them material compatible.
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