IKEA already has a date and price for its new smart home center

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IKEA already has a date and price for its new smart home center
ikea already has a date and price for its new

Some time ago, the company IKEA announced that it would launch a new smart home control center on the market with which to have access to the management of practically all of the accessories of this type that exist in houses (such as light bulbs or loudspeakers). The date indicated by the Swedish store for this was October of this year, but it has been known that this will not be the case. But, this is one of those times that there are good reasons for it.

The device we are talking about is the control base called IKEA Dirigera, and the truth is that it shows excellent ways due to the advances it has compared to the model it replaces (the so-called Tradfri). Some examples of what we say is that it offers Wireless control simple using different standards, such as WLAN, Zigbee, and Thread. And right here is the reason for the delay.

The reason for the delay in the arrival of the IKEA center

Well, this is none other than the inclusion in the device of the standard Matter, which is a development that is most interesting and to which the Swedish company has joined. The objective is to unify the different platforms to convert homes into digital and intelligent ones, so that everything is centralized and that for the user it is not a hell to know if the light bulb he has is compatible or not with the rest of the ones he uses in his house.

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The fact is that the progress of the commented standard is unstoppable, but from time to time there is a slowdown in development. The reasons are not that problems are detected, but that new detection protocols are added and therefore there are updates. In order to offer the best possible service, IKEA will wait to offer the most current Matter option and, consequently, the accessory has been delayed for sale. And, this will happen at the end of November 2022 (despite the fact that the web store page is already active).

The price of Direct

This until not long ago was a mystery, but the information that has been published by IKEA itself makes things very clear: it will be an inexpensive accessory, since you will have to pay for it 60 eurosa sensible number for a device that includes a port Ethernet to connect it to the router and usb type c as the interface for the power supply.

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its color is white, so it fits in any corner of the home, and its rounded shape allows it to be hidden in different corners, such as on top of some books or next to a plant. The truth is that the successor to the successful Tradfri control center, which is already somewhat outdated, looks very good.

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