{"id":14036,"date":"2015-12-30T15:19:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/lg-smartthinq-hub-release-date-price-and-specs-cnet\/"},"modified":"2015-12-30T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T15:19:26","slug":"lg-smartthinq-hub-release-date-price-and-specs-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/lg-smartthinq-hub-release-date-price-and-specs-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"LG SmartThinQ Hub Release Date, Price and Specs &#8211; CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"originalImage\" data-open=\"modal\" data-target=\"#e5ccbc17-026c-4e19-9950-1dcb0735327e\" data-component=\"modalEnlargeImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/53b28__lg-smartthinq-hub-2.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"lg-smartthinq-hub-2.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"auto\" width=\"270\"\/><a class=\"clickToEnlarge\"><button type=\"submit\" class=\"searchButton\" value=\"Search\"><a class=\"clickToEnlarge\"><span>Enlarge Image<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">LG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smart hubs that promise to wrangle all of your connected home devices into one system <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Fsmart-hubs%2F\" target=\"_blank\">are nothing new<\/a>, but <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgnewsroom.com%2F2015%2F12%2Flg-advances-smart-home-ecosystem-with-smartthinq-hub-at-ces-2016%2F\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"externalLink\">LG&#8217;s got a new one<\/a> that it plans on adding to the mix at next week&#8217;s Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Called the SmartThinQ Hub, the cylindrical device can communicate with a variety of devices using a variety of common smart home protocols, including Bluetooth, Z-Wave, and ZigBee. When your smart home is up to something, it&#8217;ll tell you all about it on a 3.5&#8243; LCD display.<\/p>\n<p>With speakers built into its mesh base (available in black or &#8220;champagne gold&#8221;) the cylindrical gadget draws a few inevitable comparisons to <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fproducts%2Famazon-echo-review%2F\" target=\"_blank\">the Amazon Echo smart speaker<\/a>. Like Echo, the SmartThinQ Hub can stream music (either from iHeartRadio or from your personal collection), but there&#8217;s no cloud-connected, voice-activated AI housed within. It&#8217;ll talk, announcing new notifications as they happen, but it won&#8217;t listen, the way Amazon Echo will.<\/p>\n<div class=\"originalImage\" data-open=\"modal\" data-target=\"#993d990f-8d7e-4811-8ca9-2c5696052d08\" data-component=\"modalEnlargeImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/products\/lg-smartthinq-hub\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+cnet\/YIff+(CNET+Latest+Reviews)\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"lg-iot-ecosystem.jpg\" height=\"578\" width=\"770\" data-original=\" http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/53b28__lg-iot-ecosystem.jpg\"\/><noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/53b28__lg-iot-ecosystem.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"lg-iot-ecosystem.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"578\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><a class=\"clickToEnlarge\"><button type=\"submit\" class=\"searchButton\" value=\"Search\"><a class=\"clickToEnlarge\"><span>Enlarge Image<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">LG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>LG&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fvideos%2Flgs-connected-smart-thinq-oven%2F\" target=\"_blank\">SmartThinQ-branded ovens and washing machines<\/a> were among the first generation of smart appliances, and as the name would suggest, the SmartThinQ Hub promises to work with them, along with other smart appliances and web-connected televisions. The Hub will also work directly with <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Flg-announces-new-sensor-that-smartens-up-your-old-appliances%2F\" target=\"_blank\">the SmartThinQ Sensor for washing machines, refrigerators, and air conditioners<\/a> that LG unveiled back in September, so you&#8217;ll be able to bring non-connected appliances into the mix as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"originalImage\" data-open=\"modal\" data-target=\"#09ebf5b1-03a5-434c-9fe9-43bd71d729fd\" data-component=\"modalEnlargeImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/products\/lg-smartthinq-hub\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+cnet\/YIff+(CNET+Latest+Reviews)\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"lg-smartthinq-hub-1.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"270\" data-original=\" http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/53b28__lg-smartthinq-hub-1.jpg\"\/><noscript><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/53b28__lg-smartthinq-hub-1.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"lg-smartthinq-hub-1.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"auto\" width=\"270\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><a class=\"clickToEnlarge\"><button type=\"submit\" class=\"searchButton\" value=\"Search\"><a class=\"clickToEnlarge\"><span>Enlarge Image<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">LG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aside from LG&#8217;s own hardware, the Hub touts compatibility with the <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fproducts%2Fnest-learning-thermostat-third-generation%2F\" target=\"_blank\">Nest Learning Thermostat<\/a>, the online automation service <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fpictures%2Fget-connected-with-these-ifttt-friendly-smart-devices-pictures%2F\" target=\"_blank\">IFTTT<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fproducts%2Flifx-color-1000-smart-bulb%2F\" target=\"_blank\">Lifx&#8217; color-changing smart LEDs<\/a>, among others. There&#8217;s no word on whether or not the SmartThinQ Hub will actually help any of those devices work together, or offer its own automation and rule-making functions within the smartphone app &#8212; we&#8217;ll look into all of that next week, when we get a closer look at the thing.<\/p>\n<p>Also unknown at this time: pricing and availability. Given those Echo comparisons, I&#8217;d be surprised to see the SmartThinQ Hub ring it at more than the $  180 (\u00a3120\/AU$  250, converted roughly) that Amazon charges for its smart home cylinder, especially given that Echo houses its own AI and the SmartThinQ Hub does not. We&#8217;ll see soon enough, though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/53b28__p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/cnet\/YIff\/~3\/PjkO67QgWVg\/\">CNET Reviews &#8211; Most Recent Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge Image LG Smart hubs that promise to wrangle all of your connected home devices into one system are nothing new, but LG&#8217;s got a new one that it plans on adding to the mix at next week&#8217;s Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas. Called the SmartThinQ Hub, the cylindrical device can communicate with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[851],"tags":[4182,960,3588,4180,4199,4181],"class_list":["post-14036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews-2","tag-cnet","tag-date","tag-price","tag-release","tag-smartthinq","tag-specs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14036\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}