The SmartThings Blog

In December 2012, co-founders Jeff Hagins, Scott Vlaminck, and Jesse O'Neill-Oine presented SmartThings' vision for a fully connected home at the Le Web international conference in Paris. While the look of the SmartThings app and platform have undergone a series of significant changes and improvements in the past 15 months, the vision of what they describe remains at the core of our company's DNA: If we can create a digital representation of the physical things around us and get these connected things to send useful information to us and to each other, then we will be able to know what is happening anywhere else in the world and take action on it–like controlling lights in Minneapolis from France. At SmartThings, we call this digital manifestation and representation of all things the "Physical Graph™," and are convinced it's going to change the world.

CNN Money ventures inside Matt Mullenweg's San Francisco apartment to show how the Wordpress creator and social media entrepreneur uses SmartThings. Behold... (more…)

We're excited to unveil a brand-new category in the SmartThings Dashboard today that's designed to keep your home safer, smarter, and more secure: "Motion." Here's everything you need to know... (more…)

When singer-songwriter Olga Nunes came back home one night, she found that her window had been smashed in and robbers had ransacked her apartment. Instead of panicking, she channeled her creative energy into building a fully robber-proof home using SmartThings. (more…)

Several weeks ago, we reached out to the community to solicit pics of SmartThings devices in your homes. The response was really impressive, and as part of the new SmartThings iOS 1.5.3 app release that has just hit iTunes today, we're showcasing your images! (more…)

Our CTO, Jeff Hagins, shows off the power of the SmartThings platform today while riding the train.

Oh, hi there. Just wanted to let everyone know that the SmartThings support team has been cranking away to build the most complete and up-to-date guide to using SmartThings  on the planet in the universe. In the past two weeks alone, we've published more than 80 different articles designed to guide you through the getting-started experience, help you configure your SmartThings devices, and address the most-common questions we receive to support@smartthings.com. In addition to all the new content, we've also given the SmartThings Support site a brand-new look. That's right: brains and beauty. Look out, Cher. And we're not done. There's a lot more helpful content to come in the coming days and weeks. We hope you find it valuable. Thanks, The SmartThings Support team

SmartThings alerts a father that his home's thermostat had just died–conveniently during one of the coldest winters in recent memory. (more…)

We've recently unveiled two new items in the SmartThings Shop. Let us introduce you to the SmartPower Outlet and the Aeon Labs Recessed Door Sensor! (more…)

In honor of Valentine's Day, we're excited to announce a brand-new addition to the "Damage & Danger" section of the SmartThings Dashboard that's designed to protect those you love the most.  (more…)