Lenovo Smart Home Essentials is the company's new product line for the connected home. It's starting off humbly with a camera, a wall plug, and a light bulb — consequently, I feel like there should be a joke here, but I'm drawing a blank. These will be compatible with both Alexa and Assistant right out of the gate, too. 

Everything is setup using the Lenovo Link app, which manages all applicable devices. As an added bonus, owners of Lenovo's Smart Display can use that as a control hub, but otherwise, the app serves the same purpose.

Here's a breakdown of the three products, including price and availability:

  • Smart Plug: a small and unobtrusive smart wall plug, 15W; does what smart plugs do. $29.99, available in November.
  • Smart Bulb: 2700K-6500K color range, 800 lumens (60W equivalent), can be remotely controlled, including brightness and color temperature. $29.99, available in November.
  • Smart Camera: 1080p, allows for remote viewing of a live feed from anywhere (cloud storage), and it has a two-way communication system. $99.99, available in Q1 2019.

There's not much else to say here, other than that Lenovo is poising itself to take on Samsung and SmartThings. But if you have the Lenovo Smart Display, or are planning to pick one up, then these might be appealing to you.

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