Nanoleaf launches a smart switch after eight years of trying
Nanoleaf’s Sense Plus Smart Switch wirelessly controls Nanoleaf’s lights, including its new ceiling light. | Image: Nanoleaf
After nearly a decade of development, Nanoleaf’s smart switch is finally here. You can pre-order the $30 Sense Plus Smart Wireless “Anywhere” Switch today, and it should ship in October. But to get to this point, Nanoleaf had to pivot from its adoption of Thread and create a new, proprietary protocol called Litewave.
The battery-powered device brings physical control to Nanoleaf’s smart lighting system, allowing you to press a button to turn lights on or off, dim or brighten, or change colors. Plus, built-in motion and light sensors let the Sense adjust your lighting based on room conditions.
“We needed to make sure that our products would work reliably with less dependence on the platforms,” Gimmy ChuThe Sense, a version of which was f...