The Flic Twist and Hub Mini are launching on 2nd November at 1700 GMT / 1800 CET with pre-orders through Kickstarter. Finally, while the Twist will be compatible with existing Flic Hubs, there’s a tiny new Flic Hub Mini too – it’s really small! It’s powered by two AAA batteries that should last for two years and the Twist is magnetic which is great for fridges. It’ll be available in two colourways matte black and frost white, with twelve little LEDs round the button visually showing the rotation. It’s a feature that has been missing from the (smart home) market and “how-to-use-it” is somewhat self-evident as we’re familiar with turning dimmer switches. There are a number of different ways of doing. The tactile rotation makes controlling volume or brightness so much easier. So the question is how can you control those from SmartThings SmartThings itself does not have an IR transmitter. I really like the design of the Twist: while it’s bigger than the Flic buttons, it looks smart and modern. Simplistically, it’s a central button with an outer dial – press it, rotate it, or press and rotate. Unsurprisingly, there’s a Flic app that helps with all the programming.īut that’s all old news as Flic has announced a new controller called the Flic Twist. It’s also possible to chain actions together – you’re not restricted to only one thing. For example, if you had a room with two lights, a single press could turn on one light a double press could turn on the other and press & hold could turn on both. The Flic buttons can be programmed with actions triggered from three different behaviours: single press, double press and press & hold. The second generation hub can work an IR blaster to control TVs and AV equipment, and the newer buttons are a bit more robust. I did a review of their first generation back in 2017, but since then they’ve grown both the hardware and their ecosystem with interfaces to IFTTT, Slack, Microsoft Flow, Philips Hue and Samsung SmartThings, to name a few. The buttons typically cost around UK£20-£25 depending on how many you buy at a time.
FLIC IR BLASTER BLUETOOTH
Unusually, the Flic system uses Bluetooth rather than Wi-Fi or Zigbee but it does mean a lower cost of entry as Flic can be used with a smartphone or tablet without the need for a hub (although a hub is available too to avoid the reliance on the phone being in the home). Personally, I use a Flic button in the bedroom for those times when you get into bed and realise that you’ve forgotten to turn off the overhead light. Want to play music from Spotify on your Sonos? Push a Flic button. Want to turn on the lights? Push a Flic button. Follow the app instructions to start recording IR signals. For best results ensure a clear line of sight between the IR blaster and the receiving device. Flic has featured in GNC a couple of times in the past and for those unfamiliar, Flic is an automation system that focusses on small push buttons to trigger actions. To setup your rst action, simply select the IR blaster action within the Flic Hub app page. IR accessory setup Connect your Flic IR Accessory to the Flic Hub via the 2.5mm connector and place the IR blaster, in the direction of the receiving device(s).
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