2024 the best home automation hub review

Price: $189.00
(as of Nov 10, 2024 19:21:07 UTC - Details)

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GO SMART Blinds is a well-established Canadian-based company focusing on innovation in the field of smart home automation, without compromising on affordability or quality.

We rely on state-of-the-art technologies and premium materials, in order to provide homeowners worldwide the chance of incorporating amazing high-tech features into their everyday life.

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MADE FOR HOME AUTOMATION

Connect your current motorized blinds/shades seamlessly with Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts, IFTTT, and Control4, to set schedules for automated control of your shades.

EASY APP CONTROL & PROGRAMMING

Remote control your motorized blinds with our Neo Smart Blinds mobile apps. Great for adjusting blinds automatically or controlling them from distance!

SUSTAINABLE SOLAR POWERED

Go Smart Blinds are cordless rechargeable battery-powered, and solar-powered, helping reduce your overall household energy usage and keep your smart home active.

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We embrace affordable technology for homes with customer care, lasting performance, and smart energy efficiency. All of our motors and remotes are back with a 3-year care and lifetime free tech line.

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 2.95 x 2.56 x 1.3 inches; 4.94 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ SMA
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 18, 2021
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Neo Smart Blinds
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09M7HTTNF

REMOTE CONTROL - Control your motorized blinds, shades, and curtains in groups or individually from anywhere with your mobile device. You can add rooms, areas of your home, and individual window coverings to match your home’s layout.
HOME AUTOMATION - Connect your current motorized blinds/shades seamlessly with Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts, IFTTT, and Control4, and use voice commands to set schedules for automated control of your shades. Open/close at sunrise/sunset automatically when geolocation is enabled.
Mobile APP: mobile app developed specifically for easy blind control. Allows you to operate blinds in groups or individually, set desired positions, schedules, and create scenes. Download it for free on your Apple or Android smartphones. A great addition to your smart home system!
COMPATIBILITY - Go Smart Controller is proud to offer vast compatibility with many different motor brands (Neo/Bofu/Simplicity, etc). **NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WAND MOTORS.
NOTES - The controller range is approximately 150ft. One (1) controller is recommended per floor in a typical-sized home. Currently not compatible with the Apple Home Kit.
Reviewer: cccpsc
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works Great At $80 less than Somfy TaHoma.
Review: I found this hub for about $80 less than the Somfy TaHoma hub so I thought I would try it. The setup was very easy following the included instructions. It works well with Echo devices. The only suggestion I would make is to set up different ROOMS for each screen you have for better control through Alexa. The company even reached out to me to make sure that I did not have any problems setting it up.

Reviewer: B. Cole
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent control range. Excellent control app.
Review: At a previous residence I used an earlier version of this device to control motorized shear shades. It worked flawlessly for 5 years. The old shades and controller remained with the house. I bought the same type of shades for the new house and, given my past experience, bought this device again. It has excellent range. I tucked it away in my WiFi closet and have no trouble controlling the shades which are disbursed throughout the house. The Neo Smart Blinds app is a breeze to use. The setup instructions are excellent. Scheduling automated events is simple and intuitive.Note: I bought my blinds from Select Blinds. They sell a controller called the SelectConnect Bridge. I ended up returning that device due to limited control range and an App that failed to provide the scheduled automation I needed.

Reviewer: Smart Shopper 101
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Service Dept
Review: The only negative I have is that when you go to operate you can not tell if your blind is up or down. Would be nice to know what position the blind is currently in and be able to watch operation. The tech department is first class

Reviewer: wallbanger22
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works great
Review: Purchased an outdoor motorized sun shade and they wanted an additional $450 to add WiFi capability. Added neo smart blind for significant savings and can now use Alexa to open and close since the remote is outside.

Reviewer: T. Lewis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Neo Hits the Ball Out of the park again!!
Review: This product performance is superior than Smith and Noble’s Controller. First off if you have Smith and Noble blind and want to automate them. Do not by Smith and Noble’s controller. With Smith and Nobles controller some blinds will open and some will not the same thing when you have the blinds set to close say at night. Some blind will close some will not. Smith and Noble was saying it is the signal in my house. Maybe true maybe not.Well this Neo’s controller is so far flawless and its performance has been outstanding. Opening and closing at the scheduled times it also has sunrise and sunset, which Smith and Noble does not have. You would have to program it through Alex in order to get that functionality. I had Neo once before, but upgraded my blinds and at the time Neo did not support Bidirectional signals and now they do!Neo made my year with their upgraded controller.

Reviewer: Justin
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not what I expected
Review: This is one of those reviews I just hate doing. To start things off, this is no cheap toy. For the price of this smart controller, I would really expect it to be as close to plug and play as possible. Unfortunately it is a far cry from that in my case. Having recently purchased several smart blinds, with their own ability to link to other controllers and be used via Alexa, I thought this controller would be perfect for creating scenes and having more control over the devices. After setting up the controller, I followed the directions on linking a new blind with no results. Tried numerous times, with the same results. As my whole career field revolves around IoT and how they operate, I don't feel completely ignorant when dealing with them, so reluctantly I reached out to the support team to find a solution. Informing them of the model of the blinds as well as the controller I purchased. I was returned an email a few days later asking several troubleshooting steps, is the controller near the device? When and where I bought my blinds? Try different remote models in the app (similar models) to try and pair. We eventually reached the point of asking me if I knew where they shipped from. I'm no the expert here, but the questions honestly didn't seem that focused. Every step felt like another shot in the dark, as opposed to troubleshooting down a solution. At the end of the day I was told that it's assumed to be a protocol issue, in which case, I should've just saved myself $150 off the cost, and bought the specific manufacturers controller/hub.In terms of the app use and integration, it for the most part works. However, if your blinds fail to pair, it will give the option to re-send the signal but never does, the button doesn't activate. I'll assume that Alexa integration would work, but I can't speak to this as I never made it that far.My overall review of this product would be, buy with caution. If you know without a doubt that your blinds will pair, you should be good. Otherwise, seek a more specific (stick to your same brand) and likely cheaper paring option. 1 out of 5. Very saddened by this one being labeled as offering "vast" compatibility.

Reviewer: Jim
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works with Awning but not great
Review: I bought this to control Somfy awnings. Set up was easy and it works - sort of. Yes i can control the awning by my smart phone however it takes for 10 seconds for the command to reach the awning. So if you want to set it at a certain location it becomes difficult. Additionally up and down/stop buttons are extremely small and I see no reason for that. At my age a little harder to see. Unable to get it connected to Amazon as it and have found skills difficult to use. So it works but - not great for my products.

Reviewer: M. Anand
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Setup 3 blinds to close when the Movie scene is on. And open at sunrise and close at sunset.Very happy with the hub.

Reviewer: Joyli
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Setting up the hub was a breeze, and the neo smart blinds app is very intuitive and user-friendly. I was able to connect all of my motorized blinds to the hub in just a few minutes, and now I can control them all with just a few taps on my smartphone. The hub is allowing me to control my blinds individually or as a group. I can easily set schedules for them to open and close automatically.Overall, I cannot recommend this smart blinds hub highly enough. It has truly transformed the way I live and made my home a more comfortable and convenient place to be. Five stars all the way!

Reviewer: Robin
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I got this controller today, it was easy to setup and pair. It was also easy to add to Alexa as a skill and Alexa does recognize when I say 'alexa open the bedroom blinds', but nothing happens. Using the neo smart blinds app nothing happens. Using Alexa nothing happens. My remote still works though so I can't really give this anything but 1 star. I'll probably end up returning it if I don't get any quick tech support.

Reviewer: Choucroute22
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Facile à installer, fonctionne comme attendu. Compatible avec les stores de Stores Select (qui eux vendent le même smart controller à 300$). Fonctionne en complément de la télécommande que j'avais déjà. Un bémol sur les règles d'automatisme qui ne fonctionnent pas bien, j'avais créé des règles dans l'app Neo Smart Blinds pour monter et baisser les stores au lever et au coucher du soleil, pour une raison étrange la règle faisait descendre mes stores à la position favorite (mi-position) au lieu de descendre jusqu'en bas. J'ai résolu ce problème facilement en créant ces règles dans l'app Google Home à la place. Satisfait!

Reviewer: Honest Reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I was very excited when this came in the mail and couldn't wait to get it started! Getting it all set up and installed was so simple and easy I think it took more time to get out of the packaging then to get it working. I love that I have the option of controlling my blinds either one by one or all once without the fuss of - dealing with blinds! Not only is it a great product and easy to set up, it is sleek and stylish and isn't ugly and bulky. It has a beautiful sleek modern look that fits nicely in my space as well. Highly recommend this product.