Samsung’s new wi-fi charger has a sensible residence hub built-in

Or possibly it’s a sensible residence hub with wi-fi charging in-built. Either manner, that is the SmartIssues Station, which debuted on stage at CES this afternoon. The hub is a little bit of a unsung lynchpin within the sensible residence ecosystem. It isn’t particularly flashy as these items go, however it may be fairly helpful when it comes automating your setup.

Matter is, in fact, the large buzz phrase of this 12 months’s present, and the brand new hub helps the usual, naturally, letting customers combine a broad vary of various merchandise from a broad vary of various corporations – thermostats, lights, plugs, and many others. From there, you may automate totally different duties, utilizing Samsung’s SmartIssues.

The first time you flip the pad on, you’ll see a popup in your Samsung system, strolling you thru the setup course of. You may also simply scan the QR code in your cellphone. The hub incorporates a built-in 15 watt wi-fi charger that can ship you a notification when it’s completed. You may also double faucet the pad to assist find a misplaced cellphone with a hoop. A in-built “Smart Button,” in the meantime, can hearth up totally different routines with a faucet.

It’s a intelligent little combo system. As the Matter normal continues to roll out, extra customers will seemingly be trying towards these kinds of hubs. And hell, you may by no means have sufficient wi-fi charging surfaces round the home.

The product is due out subsequent month within the U.S. and Korea. No pricing has been introduced as of but.