Recent Articles

March 7, 2014

Introducing the Physical Graph

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.
February 28, 2014

A Burglary and a Plan to Get Even

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…)
February 11, 2014

Hub Offline and Low Battery Alerts

In addition to releasing the new SmartThings iOS version 1.5.2 to the app store today, we're also going to start sending customers two new types of valuable notifications: an alert when your Hub goes offline, and an alert when the battery levels in your devices are low. (more…)
February 10, 2014

The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in the Internet of Things

Fast Company just released a curated list of the world's most innovative #IoT companies. Take a look here...
January 13, 2014

The Ridiculous Possibilities of a Connected Home

Engadget stopped by the #HelloSmartHome at this year's CES to see how SmartThings Labs is propelling the connected home to a whole new level. Look for some cool and useful integrations with Sonos, Belkin WeMo, and Philips hue, as well as a few yet-to-be-released integrations with great brands like Jawbone, August, and Ubi.
December 30, 2013

Explore #HelloSmartHome at CES

Buckle up, Vegas, 'cause we're coming. And you're invited. (more…)
November 25, 2013

What’s the Point?

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…)
November 18, 2013

#IoT: Adding Value to People’s Lives

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.
November 12, 2013

[VIDEO] Hacking the Physical World

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…)
November 11, 2013

What We Believe In

In the near future, it will be possible to communicate with nearly every device in your home. More importantly, the value to be derived from communicating with these previously dumb, lifeless things will far outweigh the investment necessary to learn their language. These things will be able to capture data, communicate vital information to us that we wouldn’t otherwise know, and perform actions when different events occur. And when enough of these devices are connected to the Internet, you will be able to choreograph them to work together based on your specific needs. While many people have labeled this forthcoming revolution the “Internet of Things,” a more accurate description is the “Programmable World.” (more…)