The SmartThings Blog

As you might have seen chirping about on the Twitters, Pebble, the smartwatch that more than 85,000 backers brought to life on Kickstarter, is running a one-day #WearableWednesday promo today highlighting the most useful, elegant, and stylish smart sensors on the market. Among the items featured is our SmartSense Presence sensor–specifically our three-pack, which comes at a 12% discount compared to purchasing three individual Presence sensors. (more…)

Oh, hey guys! Us again. Some of you might be getting a second e-mail from us tomorrow letting you know about our one-day holiday special running on December 9. Some of you might open it and wonder, "But SmartThings, it's December 10. Why am I getting this again?" Total accident. When we used our giant, scientific calculator to set up the e-mail, we mistakenly triggered it to send on two consecutive days. We apologize. The last thing we want to do is blow up your inbox or confuse you. With that said, here's some good news... (more…)

Friends, We’re extremely excited to pull back the curtains on a brand-new site, iOS mobile app, and SmartThings experience today. While the paint’s drying around here, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the new features that now make SmartThings easier than ever to use, and preview what our Android users will experience in the near future. (more…)

In case you missed it, we just released a major upgrade to our iOS app and SmartThings experience. We think it represents a huge step forward for all SmartThings customers, as it will soon be available for all of our Android customers as well. With that said, we wanted to offer you an update on where we are. (more…)

A SmartThings "hackineer" explains what he does, why it matters, and why the people driving the latest technology revolution forward aren't those that you'd expect. (more…)

It maaaay bee cold outside. But our indoor campfire isz keeping us warrm in the offiss. We set it to flaaame up for a sehcond each tyyme someone tweets using #smartthings. Please hellp us. Itzzz soooh cold & hard to tiep wiff mitttens awnn.

A pet owner explains how he uses SmartThings to keep an eye on his mail and his cat. (more…)

Speaking to a crowd at TEDxSF's Connected Reality event last week, SmartThings' CTO Jeff Hagins explains how the Internet of Things is more than just a geeky plot to introduce additional software to the world, but rather something that is going to add real, meaningful value to people's lives.

SmartThings co-founder and CTO Jeff Hagins speaks at TwilioCon, taking the audience on a journey to understand our vision of the “Physical Graph," a virtual representation of the physical world, and what this will mean for developers as the Internet of Things (IoT) explodes all around us. (more…)

Friends: Today marks a very important milestone for our young company, and we would be remiss if we didn't take the time to thank everyone who has made it possible. (more…)