SwitchBot on Wednesday released its newest smart home device: a 7.5-inch E Ink display with a one-year battery life and every fact you could ever want to know about the weather. The smart display will even offer AI recommendations for travel, what to wear based on the weather and inspirational quotes that match the forecast in your area.
SwitchBot’s weather station, now available for $110, offers a little bit of everything: indoor and outdoor temperatures, humidity levels, air quality reports, seven-day weather forecasts, wind speed and direction, sunset times, the current UV index, and more. It also autorefreshes every 3 hours.
It’s made to replace weather apps, so you don’t have to use your phone or computer. There are six themes that users can tweak to display the desired details, including personalized tables they can create with OpenClaw AI.
A SwitchBot representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
With SwitchBot’s app, you can receive automated alerts for unusual temperatures or humidity, allowing you to adjust thermostats and take other actions. It also has onboard customizable buttons you can pair with linked smart devices to automatically turn them on, like smart curtains or lights. It can also connect to other SwitchBot devices for more accurate readings, like the SwitchBot Meter Pro.
The E Ink display consumes less energy than full LED screens, and SwitchBot reports that it reduces glare, which can be a problem with other smart displays in sunlight. There’s a light on the front of the screen to help with visibility, and you can place the station on a table or mount it on a wall.
Users can connect the weather hub to their calendar apps, including Google, iCloud and Outlook, supporting up to five profiles. That allows different users to check their daily events and reminders, and even set alarms.
I look forward to seeing how these unique features function together. In previous SwitchBot displays I’ve tested, I had an option to control how often the information refreshes. I wonder if the company included that here, since that would affect battery life. Either way, it’s interesting to see SwitchBot continue to create E Ink products after its so-so AI picture frame.
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