Or possibly it’s a wise house hub with wi-fi charging in-built. Both approach, that is the SmartThings Station, which debuted on stage at CES this afternoon. The hub is a little bit of a unsung lynchpin within the good house 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 firms – thermostats, lights, plugs, and many others. From there, you may automate completely different duties, utilizing Samsung’s SmartThings.

The primary time you flip the pad on, you’ll see a popup in your Samsung gadget, strolling you thru the setup course of. It’s also possible to simply scan the QR code in your telephone. The hub contains a built-in 15 watt wi-fi charger that can ship you a notification when it’s completed. It’s also possible to double faucet the pad to assist find a misplaced telephone with a hoop. A in-built “Good Button,” in the meantime, can fireplace up completely different routines with a faucet.

It’s a intelligent little combo gadget. Because the Matter customary continues to roll out, extra customers will possible be wanting towards these types 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.