Aqara’s new touchscreen smart home controls are super slick.

IFA 2024: all the news from the big Berlin tech show

Posted Sep 6, 2024

At 5:30 PM UTC

I love a good tactile dial and a sleek touchscreen for controlling my smart home gadgets, so Aqara’s new Panel Hub S1 Plus and Touchscreen Dial V1 caught my eye.

Both hardwire to existing light fixtures and can control other devices wirelessly — and that physical dial is so nice!

They’re launching in Europe and Aqara says U.S. versions could arrive next year.

<em>The Touchscreen Dial V1 is a touchscreen device with a tactile dial for dimming lights and controlling heating/cooling or shades. It uses mmWave radar for proximity sensing and works over Zigbee and Wi-Fi.</em>

<em>The Panel Hub S1 Plus is a 6.9 inch touchscreen smart home control panel that can stream your video doorbell feed, control lights and scenes, and act as a Zigbee hub and Matter bridge. It can be hardwired to light switches or powered by USB-C</em>

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The Touchscreen Dial V1 is a touchscreen device with a tactile dial for dimming lights and controlling heating/cooling or shades. It uses mmWave radar for proximity sensing and works over Zigbee and Wi-Fi.

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