GoKawiilAnthom launches €249 Homey Portal, a physical dial for smart home control
Anthom, maker of the Homey smart home platform, has unveiled the Homey Portal, a €249 wall- or desk-mounted controller featuring a 2.8-inch round touchscreen and a stainless-steel rotary dial. Each unit is tied to a specific room and lets anyone present adjust lights, music, temperature and existing Homey Flows without opening an app. Pre-orders are open now, with shipping expected before year-end.
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Smart homes remain fragmented across brands and apps, forcing users to hunt through multiple interfaces just to dim a light or change a song. By putting shared, tactile controls in the room itself, Anthom is betting that physical simplicity—not another app or voice assistant—is what mainstream households actually want from home automation.
- Homey Portal costs €249 and combines a round touchscreen with a rotary dial.
- Each device controls a specific zone, like a kitchen or living room, for anyone nearby.
- It integrates with existing Homey Flows and ships before the end of the year.
Homey Pro Smart Home Hub — If the Portal's dial has you intrigued, the Homey Pro hub is the brain behind that ecosystem, tying together devices from many different brands into one app. It's the piece that tackles the smart home fragmentation the article describes, so your lights, music, and thermostats all live in one place.
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