Recent Articles

August 19, 2014

Save on SmartSense Motion Sensors

Providing security, convenience, and energy savings, the SmartSense Motion sensor is a triple-threat and a key part of any smart home. By placing these on shelves or mounting them to walls, SmartSense Motion sensors will let you know when movement is detected in a certain area of your home and can trigger different actions in response to that movement. (more…)
July 8, 2014

New Item in the SmartThings Shop: Lighting Automation Kit

The brand-new SmartThings Lighting Automation Kit makes it a breeze to control and automate your lights, electronics, and small appliances from anywhere. (more…)
June 10, 2014

Spotlight: Knowing When People Come & Go

Welcome back to the second edition of a brand-new feature on the blog called Spotlight! (more…)
June 5, 2014

Daisy the Wandering Dachshund

A customer writes in to explain how he uses SmartThings to keep an eye on his dachshund, Daisy, and gets alerts if she leaves home and doesn't come back in 20 minutes. (more…)
April 29, 2014

Smart Families Get Moms SmartThings

Being a mom is hard work. Monitoring your home shouldn't be. This Mother's Day, give mom a present that will last for years to come: greater peace of mind so that she can worry less, do more, and stay connected to the people she loves the most. (more…)
April 24, 2014

Who Let the Dog Out?

When SmartThings alerts a couple that their dog has just escaped from the yard, they set out in a panic toward a busy four-lane intersection a block from their house. (more…)
April 21, 2014

[VIDEO] Hello, Smart Home: Emily

Welcome to our second installment of "Hello, Smart Home," a new video series where we head inside customers' houses and apartments to see how they're using SmartThings to secure their homes, gain peace of mind, and fit their lifestyle. (more…)
March 5, 2014

[VIDEO] Inside The Ultimate Smart Home

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