It's crazy. I feel like whenever I research some work flow -related topic, you roll out with a thoughtful video about the same thing a week later.

I'm shocked at the price of these for the complexity. How can a smart plug cost around £10, but a smart plug connected to a small motor is almost £200?

I can see how this might be nice. Would definetly prefer up/down buttons though. Would be more reliable and make stopping midway easier.

Surely the next version will allow manual chain pull. Mechanically its possible, just a rotary encoder and some clever disengage/clutch/gear slip design. As you said smart devices are smart when their existing/legacy functions remain intact.

We have the first floors allocated for office space, and the basement for garages. And for all that is above there is a white semi-transparent film on the bottom of the window... very convenient...And with the shutters closed, my eyes don't have enough light. And I become like a mole... I envy you. But it was still interesting to listen...😉😇

This would be a better gizmo if it worked with Alexa.

I myself wouldn't be very comfortable with motorized devices with lithium-ion batteries in them fiddling with flammable blinds materials in my absence. Also recharging devices far from outlet is a pain. And overall, unless you live in a castle or somewhere with windows over 3 meter in height, I can hardly justify automating things like that, when it can be used as a part of morning exercise routine. Unless you tend to end up incredibly physically tired after coming back from day job most of the time.

Ikea has super nice motorised blinds that work with their Trådfri hub and app, allowing you to schedule your lights and blinds in the same place.

So, when is HomeKit coming?

One thing not mentioned is how you can use it with a metal bead chain that has a connector in the middle to join the two ends. The blind has a sealed cog wheel which the connector cannot pass through. The smart blind device has a cog that the connector also cannot pass through. The length of the chain between both cogs is not enough to fully open and close the blinds and it's already at the lowest part of the window recess. How do you solve that?

Another thing that's annoying is that it only comes in white. I have gray walls and this thing is like a white monolith sticking out like a sore thumb. At least with the version 1 you could paint the cover to color match the walls or window trim color. But now that the surface is touch sensitive, you're out of luck

I’ve had a number of Soma 1 Blinds. I haven’t used this new generation but I don’t recommend Soma as a company. Their devices are inferior compared to Eve and other brands. Their Smart Blinds app is very basic and its design is stuck in 2007. I’ve had 5 Soma Devices die. They are unreliable, buggy and honestly not worth the cost. The cost of Soma 2 is the same as Eve’s blinds which is the industries go-to. Just my 2c.

600 bucks on discount for a 4-pack that wouldn't even take care of my living room. That's kind of ridiculous. If I was okay with that level of budget, I'd buy completely new natively smart/motorized blinds.

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