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After rumors since mid-July, it’s officially the start-up SmartThings came into the hands of Samsung. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed although it would issue 200 million.
The Washington-based SmartThings and its 55 employees will move to Palo Alto in Silicon Valley in order to integrate the Open Innovation Center of Samsung. Alex Hawkinson , the CEO of SmartThings, however, said in a blog contribution the Company continuing to operate independently and retain its identity: “In summary: SmartThings remain SmartThings. “
It added that it is” a great day for SmartThings “, which will benefit from the global exposure of Samsung to grow the number of users its platform, while gaining visibility among developers.
SmartThings came to prominence in 2012 following a campaign on Kickstarter smoothly conducted. She raised more than $ 1.2 million while the initial target was set at 250,000 dollars. This helped finance the SmartThings Hub module that centralizes various automation devices commander.
Controlled via the mobile app (available on Android and iOS) SmartApps, it is an open system supporting many radio standards widely used in home automation: Wi-Fi, Z-Wave and Zigbee. Since then the company has expanded its catalog with many devices that can be associated with its hub: motion sensors, detectors moisture …
With this acquisition, Samsung is strongly positioned in the area of home automation. Google , meanwhile, also marked its territory in home automation with the acquisition of Nest Labs (3.2 billion dollars) which, in turn, s’ Dropcam is offered in June. In this field, Apple is not left with HomeKit (which may take its orders from the voice assistant Siri), an API allowing manufacturers to develop devices and control from an iPhone.
In the Internet of Things, home automation appears as a new Eldorado. Associated with a mobile platform, it is expected to give it more scale with new features to make even more omnipotent smartphones in daily life
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