One little box replaces your thermostat sensor, your pile of remotes, and a wall full of smart buttons. If you've got an older TV, window AC, or fan that still runs off an infrared remote, this is the easiest way to pull them into your phone — and into Alexa, Google, or Apple Home — without rewiring anything.
It does four jobs at once:
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Smart home hub — connects your compatible smart devices to Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) so they work when you're away from home, not just on your couch.
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Wi-Fi temperature & humidity monitor — built-in sensor reads the room to ±0.4°F and ±2% humidity, with history you can check from your phone anywhere.
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Universal IR remote — "learns" your old infrared remotes (TV, AC, fans, projectors) and lets you run them by app or voice.
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Two programmable buttons — tap the unit itself to fire off a scene, like "everything off" when you leave.
Control it however you want: touch the panel, use the phone app, ask Alexa or Google, or tap it from an Apple Watch. It works with Apple Home through Matter, plus IFTTT and SmartThings if you like to tinker.
💬 Vett Tip: The temperature history is the sleeper feature. Mount it in a nursery, a server closet, or a garage gym and you'll get a phone alert before a room ever gets too hot or too humid — that's worth more than the voice control to most homeowners.
When to call a pro: You don't need one for this — setup is plug-in-and-pair. The only "gotcha" is Wi-Fi: it needs a 2.4GHz network. If your router only broadcasts one combined network name and the hub won't connect, that's a 2.4GHz/5GHz split issue, not a defective unit. (We cover exactly how to fix that in the Wi-Fi guides.)
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