Brilliant’s new smart home controller is only limited by your gadgets and your budget
www.theverge.com
The plug-in version of Brilliant’s wired smart switch is easier to install and easier to use.

cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/80931

[ sourced from The Verge ]

The articles summary

THE GOOD

  • Easy to install
  • Responsive touchscreen
  • Intuitive interface
  • Built-in motion sensor
  • Alexa voice control
  • Works with Ring, Google Nest, Sonos, Hue, Ecobee, and SmartThings

THE BAD

  • Expensive
  • Lacking some integrations
  • No Siri or Google Assistant
  • Some devices can be sluggish to respond
  • No Matter support
  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
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    11 months ago

    In many ways, this device is part of the promise of Matter. If we had the open, interoperable smart home with no walled gardens that Matter is designed to achieve, a device like Brilliant would be, well, brilliant. As it stands, we’re just not there yet.

    The last paragraph seems to sum a lot up.