The Smart Controller: A Game-Changer for Home Automation

When it comes to controlling our smart homes, we've all been there - struggling to find that one device in the chaos of connected appliances and lights. But what if you could simplify the process with a single touch? That's where the smart controller comes in. This innovative device allows users to assign custom buttons to various devices, making it easy to control multiple devices at once.

The Smart Controller Experience

When you press a button on the smart controller, you can go through and select what the button is for. You'll be presented with a relevant icon and a four-character code, giving you an idea of what device the button corresponds to. From there, you can link it to a compatible service, such as Lifx lights. This allows you to control your devices right from the smart controller with just one button click.

For example, let's say you have a white light that you want to control using the smart controller. You can assign a single click to turn the light on or off, and a double click to do the same. Additionally, you can also customize what happens when holding down on the button - in this case, it would be rotating the button to increase or decrease brightness. The device will even provide feedback on how much adjustment was made.

The Benefits of Controlling One Device at a Time

Controlling one device at a time is very convenient, especially if you have that one device that's always on at night. With the smart controller, you can quickly grab your smart home remote and adjust your device without having to navigate through menus or search for it in the dark. This feature is particularly useful for devices like nightlights, which are often used consistently throughout the day.

But what if you want to control multiple devices at once? That's where Link Shur comes in - a platform that allows users to create link scenes. A link scene is essentially a button that controls multiple devices with just one press or double press. For example, you can create a scene that automatically turns on all the lights in your living room with a single button click.

Linking to Google Home or Amazon Alexa

One of the benefits of Link Shur is its compatibility with popular smart home platforms like Google Home and Amazon Alexa. To integrate these services, users simply need to link their account to the Link Shur app. From there, they can create custom buttons that correspond to specific actions, such as turning on or off all devices in a room.

For example, let's say you want to control your entire home with one device - in this case, you could create a routine under Google Home's "Routines" feature. Under the Routine settings, you can choose from single-click or double-click actions for each button. This allows you to easily control multiple devices at once.

The Smart Controller App and Device Integration

One of the standout features of Link Shur is its smart controller app. This app allows users to assign custom buttons and scenes on-the-fly, even if their smart controller is in another room. For example, if your smart controller is in the living room, you can use it to control devices in other rooms.

The app also integrates seamlessly with popular device manufacturers like Sonos. With Link Shur, you can pair your Sonos speaker with the smart controller and create custom buttons that adjust volume levels, skip tracks, or play/pause music. This level of integration is unparalleled, making it easy to enjoy immersive smart home experiences.

Future Updates and Expansion

Finally, Link Shur plans to add Matter compatibility later this year, which will further expand its capabilities. For now, the platform continues to push the boundaries of what's possible in smart home automation. With its user-friendly interface, seamless device integration, and extensive feature set, Link Shur is poised to revolutionize the way we control our smart homes.

For those looking to upgrade their smart home experience, we recommend checking out Link Shur and exploring its features for yourself. Whether you're a seasoned tech enthusiast or just starting out with smart home automation, this platform has something to offer everyone.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everybody Welcome to Tech fluence top five where I show off the five musthave products of the month to keep your life running smoothly thank you to Tech fluence for sponsoring this video first up let's talk about the daily challenge that I have of keeping my phone charged it doesn't even matter what phone I'm using because it is a guarantee that I will use enough battery to drain it before dinner time well this is the basus freeto pull power bank if you haven't heard of BS before they are the world's number one in retractable Power Products the freeto pull power bank was recently released and it has 20,000 mAh battery and it can charge at 65 WS so this battery is like four times the size of the battery built into my Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra now right now you can see that my battery is super low so let's plug this in and see how fast we can charge it up but wait we don't even need to find a charging cable cuz great news there is a retractable cable built right in now this cable is 27.6 in long and can charge at 60 WS for output and input so all you need to do is pull it until you have it the length you want let go and then it will be ready to charge now when charging my phone you can see that it shows the different color when I'm connected to a high power charger it then took 60 minutes for my phone to go from 27% all the way up to 100% using about 30% of the power bank now when I'm done using the charger all I need to do is give it a slight pull it will retract back and magnetize the cable there so you are ready to take this on the go now I have been traveling recently and I can't tell you how difficult it was to find a USBC Cable in my backpack to start getting things charged I even had my big laptop power brick out with me on the plane and I pull it out set it all up and then the outlet on the plane didn't even work now if I had the freeto pull power bank I would have been able to easily plug it into my laptop and continue to work with ease with that 65 W charging ability if you do have an extra USBC cable you can plug it in here and you can also have two devices charging at the same time and when you need to charge the freet to pull power bank you can use the cable that is already here and plug it into a USBC charging brick to get this charged up to speed and again it's going to charge back up at that 60 wats power so it's going to happen pretty quickly on the power bank there is an easyto read intelligent display that will show you battery status in real time by pressing the button here on the side now BS gave me an awesome discount code for the freet to pull power bank you can check out those links down in the descript description below now what if you need to charge something a bit bigger than a phone like a car on the go that's where the go Sun Eevee solar charger comes in this massive portable solar charger is attached to the top of your EV and is collecting Sunrise wherever you go built into the 4x4 EV charger case is a lithium battery that will be charged up with the solar panels as you're going to work a park or your favorite camping spot when you arrive you simply open up the eveve solar charger box and unfold a large array of solar panels that can provide 1 1200 WT per hour to your EV that's enough to give you up to 30 m a day and less time spent at the charging station when unfolding the panel it has rubberized stickers placed to help protect the vehicle when in use when it's time to head home you just fold the solar panels back up and you are on your way in no time the rooftop storage box is built to be aerodynamic and has a lock to keep it secure there is even an app that you can use to track charging progress set charging schedules and manage energy consumption I think this is a must have for any EV owner and I can see how helpful this might be when you spend some time out in the wilderness you won't have to worry about finding a charging station before heading home the gos Sun e solar charger is compatible with all e Chargers and longterm this is going to help you avoid the increasing prices of electricity which are now 50 to 60 cents per kilowatt hour reserve your ghosts Sun Eevee solar charger in the link down in the description below now while you're on the road another device that can be extremely useful is the Vasco translator V4 this Universal translator has 108 languages with free lifetime connectivity that works in nearly 200 countries once we turn on the translator V4 it shows all the ways in which we can use it to help us we can use it to translate a conversation a photo text a group chat or even learn let's start with the conversation first you just need to select which language you are going to choose so here we're going to choose English and we're going to choose German and then there your favorites are going to show up at the top you can tap the onscreen microphone buttons to begin your conversation or over here on the side you easily can choose these two buttons when I hold down the gray button it's going to translate English into German when we hold down the black button it's going to translate German into English then it's going to give us an onscreen readout of the text as well as a voice of what was being said translated into the new language I just hold down the gray button and speak and let go when I'm done talking text of the it then instantly translates it on screen and then speaks out what I has said in German then when the next person is talking all I need to do is hold down the black button while they are talking and it will then translate it into English so I can read it on screen and give me a verbal message vosm doing Diner fright site what do you do in your free time now this solves so many problems that I have had before when trying to translate a conversation using a smartphone this makes it very simple and clear for each person that is participating in the conversation and I love that it's an all-in-one device and that's its main purpose to help this conversation Feature work so well it uses AI to improve the conversation to text ability and gives Advanced correction to the speech synthesis using neural network models that just means it knows what it's doing and it's going to make everything work much better this also helps it distinguish a human voice from a background noise for greater accuracy during conversations next let's try the text translation all I need to do is go here into the the photo so at the bottom I'm going to choose what language I want it to translate into I'm going to take a picture of it and then it's automatically going to translate that full page into the language I want now here I also have the option to turn off the background picture so I have on white background so it's easier to read now comparing this to the English version of the manual you can see how quickly it was able to make a accurate translation so if you're traveling and you see a sign and you want to know more about what that sign says you just take a picture of it and then will instantly be translated this is such a helpful handy feature to have right on the Vasco V4 this will even help you learn other languages as you use the text to feature to translate words or phrases and you can use the learning section to swipe right on word you know to help you continue to build your vocabulary in other languages and to top it all off there is even a flashlight built in to help you easily explore new unknown locations the Vasco V4 is going with me whenever I travel use the discount code Brett 10 to receive 10% off your translator V4 linked down in the description below it's now time to head home and take a look at the ultralock ubolt pro Wi-Fi that is keeping my home secure I was able to get this Smart Lock set up in just a few minutes and now it gives me eight secure options to unlock the door first there is the touch and go 360 fingerprint ID I just press my fingerprint on the scanner and the door unlocks next we have the anti- peep keypad where I can enter random numbers before and after my PIN code so you can't guess what it is do you think you know what it is I can then use the U home app to also unlock there is a web portal there's also an app on supported Apple watches I can also create an e key to easily share with guests and family members and there is even a mechanical key option with the hidden Keyhole under the lock to add even more functionality I have the ability to connect this with Google Assistant as well as Amazon Alexa for voice control to lock it or you can use a pin protected voice command to unlock it it also integrates with smart things and ift now one of my favorite features is the Smart Auto lock you can have it set so that as soon as you get inside the home the door will automatically lock behind you so now you are home safe now the time on this can be adjusted so that it's not automatically locking as soon as you enter the door but you can have it set for a few minutes after you get home to then lock now sometimes I have this turned off because the kids are in and out all day but I like to have it turn on when it's nighttime so that as soon as it is a certain time the door locks and I know that my home is secure now there's also a door sensor that attaches so it can know when your door is actually closed so will only lock when the door is closed the app will even notify you if the kids have left the door open so that you can then go and close it and secure your home now sometimes you may want to have the door unlocked when you arrive home and this is possible with the auto unlock feature so if you get within 1,000 or 300 M of your home you can then have it automatically unlocked so that there's no hassle getting through the door it's unlocked you go in and then as soon as you shut the door you can have it automatically locked behind you now not only is it smart but it is highly secure and very durable it has proven to be up to 35 times the strength of a standard residential lock it also has an ip65 rating which is protecting it from dust as well as it makes it weatherproof so that it can withstand the Heat and the cold outside to learn more about the ultralock ubolt pro Wi-Fi check out the link down in the description below and use the discount code for 15% off all the available locks on the ultr loock website so you can check out more details down in the description below now that we have finally home it's time to relax and control our entire smart home with just the click of a few buttons this is the link Shira smart controller this little Wi-Fi connected controller can control up to 52 different smart home devices here on the side it has a USBC Port that will charge up its 3mon battery and on the front there is a will with four buttons to allow you to easily select items on the eink display and control them with four different actions I can press to turn on a device I can double press to turn off a device I can press and hold and then scroll clockwise to increase the brightness or counterclockwise to lower the brightness as soon as I connected the smart controller and the Linka app I was able to instantly connect many services I was using like ecobe smart things Philips Hue and much more now once you have linked some services in the app you can then go through and create a button for something to have happen when you press a button on the smart controller you can go through and select what the button is for select a relevant icon and choose a four character code so you kind of know what that device is then I just need to link it to a device from one of the compatible services so here I'm going to go through and Link it to a lifx light so then I have the option to control it right from the smart controller for a button click I could choose on off or toggle and something similar for a double click then I can choose what holding and then rotating the button will do now that we've done this let's try it out so over here I have this light the white light so if I double click it's going to turn that light off if I press once it's going to turn that light on and then I can hold down for 2 seconds and then quickly rotate um clockwise to increase the brightness or counterclockwise to lower the brightness and it will tell you how much you have adjusted that so maybe a little low there let's increase it just a little bit and there we have our light coming back so that works so great now controlling one device at a time is very convenient especially if you have that one device that is always on at night you can quickly grab this by your nightstand maybe it's mounted to the included wall mount and then you can adjust your device but I think it's time that I control many devices at once and we can do this by setting up a link scene to control our entire wall of devices behind us so here we can create a lingura scene this will allow me to adjust multiple devices at once so I just give it a name it creates a new button and then I can go through and add other buttons I've already created to my scene and then by one press I can change a bunch of devices there's another way to do this by linking your Amazon Alexa or your Google home let me show you how to do that the first thing I need to do is link link shura to Google home or link the Amazon Alexa skill now once I've done that I need to go back into the link Shar app and create a new button using Google home as where that device is going to be created then I'm going to head to the Google home app again and there will be a new device that has been added into the in your home option I'm then going to go through and give it a room so that it then knows where it's supposed to be now is what I can do is go through and create a routine that controls a full list of devices now under the routine under actions I can then choose if it's going to be the single click or the double click and so here I've created a routine that's automatically going to turn on or off all of the different devices is behind me let's try it out so all I have to do is scroll to that menu here of where I have that button set so if I double click it should start a routine where it's then automatically going to turn off all of the different devices behind me just with that one button which makes this so helpful I could have all kinds of different routines and scenes created so I can really control my entire home with one device so if I push the button again it's then going to run the routine where all of the different lights turn on on in this room which makes it so nice now if you are trying to use this in the dark there is a backlight to the eink display here so that it's very easy to see at night when you are trying to control your different devices now because I'm able to create 52 buttons on the smart controller I'm going to be able to have all kinds of different scenes to be able to instantly control many different parts of my smart home and here I integrated my Sonos speaker so with the Press of a button I can have it start playing music and then if I want to adjust the I can hold down and then rotate it to lower or raise the volume and then if I want to go to the next song I can easily double press and it will skip to the next song you also have the option to go to the previous song or next so tons of options here with the Linko and Sonos Now link shur will add an update later this year that adds matter compatibility now I also like that you can use the link shur app to control your different buttons even if your controller is in another room to pick up your own link Shar smart controller make sure you head down to the link in the description below and that is it for your Tech fluence top five helping you at home and on the go if you have any further questions please let me know down in the comments below thank you so much for watching we'll see you on the next onehey everybody Welcome to Tech fluence top five where I show off the five musthave products of the month to keep your life running smoothly thank you to Tech fluence for sponsoring this video first up let's talk about the daily challenge that I have of keeping my phone charged it doesn't even matter what phone I'm using because it is a guarantee that I will use enough battery to drain it before dinner time well this is the basus freeto pull power bank if you haven't heard of BS before they are the world's number one in retractable Power Products the freeto pull power bank was recently released and it has 20,000 mAh battery and it can charge at 65 WS so this battery is like four times the size of the battery built into my Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra now right now you can see that my battery is super low so let's plug this in and see how fast we can charge it up but wait we don't even need to find a charging cable cuz great news there is a retractable cable built right in now this cable is 27.6 in long and can charge at 60 WS for output and input so all you need to do is pull it until you have it the length you want let go and then it will be ready to charge now when charging my phone you can see that it shows the different color when I'm connected to a high power charger it then took 60 minutes for my phone to go from 27% all the way up to 100% using about 30% of the power bank now when I'm done using the charger all I need to do is give it a slight pull it will retract back and magnetize the cable there so you are ready to take this on the go now I have been traveling recently and I can't tell you how difficult it was to find a USBC Cable in my backpack to start getting things charged I even had my big laptop power brick out with me on the plane and I pull it out set it all up and then the outlet on the plane didn't even work now if I had the freeto pull power bank I would have been able to easily plug it into my laptop and continue to work with ease with that 65 W charging ability if you do have an extra USBC cable you can plug it in here and you can also have two devices charging at the same time and when you need to charge the freet to pull power bank you can use the cable that is already here and plug it into a USBC charging brick to get this charged up to speed and again it's going to charge back up at that 60 wats power so it's going to happen pretty quickly on the power bank there is an easyto read intelligent display that will show you battery status in real time by pressing the button here on the side now BS gave me an awesome discount code for the freet to pull power bank you can check out those links down in the descript description below now what if you need to charge something a bit bigger than a phone like a car on the go that's where the go Sun Eevee solar charger comes in this massive portable solar charger is attached to the top of your EV and is collecting Sunrise wherever you go built into the 4x4 EV charger case is a lithium battery that will be charged up with the solar panels as you're going to work a park or your favorite camping spot when you arrive you simply open up the eveve solar charger box and unfold a large array of solar panels that can provide 1 1200 WT per hour to your EV that's enough to give you up to 30 m a day and less time spent at the charging station when unfolding the panel it has rubberized stickers placed to help protect the vehicle when in use when it's time to head home you just fold the solar panels back up and you are on your way in no time the rooftop storage box is built to be aerodynamic and has a lock to keep it secure there is even an app that you can use to track charging progress set charging schedules and manage energy consumption I think this is a must have for any EV owner and I can see how helpful this might be when you spend some time out in the wilderness you won't have to worry about finding a charging station before heading home the gos Sun e solar charger is compatible with all e Chargers and longterm this is going to help you avoid the increasing prices of electricity which are now 50 to 60 cents per kilowatt hour reserve your ghosts Sun Eevee solar charger in the link down in the description below now while you're on the road another device that can be extremely useful is the Vasco translator V4 this Universal translator has 108 languages with free lifetime connectivity that works in nearly 200 countries once we turn on the translator V4 it shows all the ways in which we can use it to help us we can use it to translate a conversation a photo text a group chat or even learn let's start with the conversation first you just need to select which language you are going to choose so here we're going to choose English and we're going to choose German and then there your favorites are going to show up at the top you can tap the onscreen microphone buttons to begin your conversation or over here on the side you easily can choose these two buttons when I hold down the gray button it's going to translate English into German when we hold down the black button it's going to translate German into English then it's going to give us an onscreen readout of the text as well as a voice of what was being said translated into the new language I just hold down the gray button and speak and let go when I'm done talking text of the it then instantly translates it on screen and then speaks out what I has said in German then when the next person is talking all I need to do is hold down the black button while they are talking and it will then translate it into English so I can read it on screen and give me a verbal message vosm doing Diner fright site what do you do in your free time now this solves so many problems that I have had before when trying to translate a conversation using a smartphone this makes it very simple and clear for each person that is participating in the conversation and I love that it's an all-in-one device and that's its main purpose to help this conversation Feature work so well it uses AI to improve the conversation to text ability and gives Advanced correction to the speech synthesis using neural network models that just means it knows what it's doing and it's going to make everything work much better this also helps it distinguish a human voice from a background noise for greater accuracy during conversations next let's try the text translation all I need to do is go here into the the photo so at the bottom I'm going to choose what language I want it to translate into I'm going to take a picture of it and then it's automatically going to translate that full page into the language I want now here I also have the option to turn off the background picture so I have on white background so it's easier to read now comparing this to the English version of the manual you can see how quickly it was able to make a accurate translation so if you're traveling and you see a sign and you want to know more about what that sign says you just take a picture of it and then will instantly be translated this is such a helpful handy feature to have right on the Vasco V4 this will even help you learn other languages as you use the text to feature to translate words or phrases and you can use the learning section to swipe right on word you know to help you continue to build your vocabulary in other languages and to top it all off there is even a flashlight built in to help you easily explore new unknown locations the Vasco V4 is going with me whenever I travel use the discount code Brett 10 to receive 10% off your translator V4 linked down in the description below it's now time to head home and take a look at the ultralock ubolt pro Wi-Fi that is keeping my home secure I was able to get this Smart Lock set up in just a few minutes and now it gives me eight secure options to unlock the door first there is the touch and go 360 fingerprint ID I just press my fingerprint on the scanner and the door unlocks next we have the anti- peep keypad where I can enter random numbers before and after my PIN code so you can't guess what it is do you think you know what it is I can then use the U home app to also unlock there is a web portal there's also an app on supported Apple watches I can also create an e key to easily share with guests and family members and there is even a mechanical key option with the hidden Keyhole under the lock to add even more functionality I have the ability to connect this with Google Assistant as well as Amazon Alexa for voice control to lock it or you can use a pin protected voice command to unlock it it also integrates with smart things and ift now one of my favorite features is the Smart Auto lock you can have it set so that as soon as you get inside the home the door will automatically lock behind you so now you are home safe now the time on this can be adjusted so that it's not automatically locking as soon as you enter the door but you can have it set for a few minutes after you get home to then lock now sometimes I have this turned off because the kids are in and out all day but I like to have it turn on when it's nighttime so that as soon as it is a certain time the door locks and I know that my home is secure now there's also a door sensor that attaches so it can know when your door is actually closed so will only lock when the door is closed the app will even notify you if the kids have left the door open so that you can then go and close it and secure your home now sometimes you may want to have the door unlocked when you arrive home and this is possible with the auto unlock feature so if you get within 1,000 or 300 M of your home you can then have it automatically unlocked so that there's no hassle getting through the door it's unlocked you go in and then as soon as you shut the door you can have it automatically locked behind you now not only is it smart but it is highly secure and very durable it has proven to be up to 35 times the strength of a standard residential lock it also has an ip65 rating which is protecting it from dust as well as it makes it weatherproof so that it can withstand the Heat and the cold outside to learn more about the ultralock ubolt pro Wi-Fi check out the link down in the description below and use the discount code for 15% off all the available locks on the ultr loock website so you can check out more details down in the description below now that we have finally home it's time to relax and control our entire smart home with just the click of a few buttons this is the link Shira smart controller this little Wi-Fi connected controller can control up to 52 different smart home devices here on the side it has a USBC Port that will charge up its 3mon battery and on the front there is a will with four buttons to allow you to easily select items on the eink display and control them with four different actions I can press to turn on a device I can double press to turn off a device I can press and hold and then scroll clockwise to increase the brightness or counterclockwise to lower the brightness as soon as I connected the smart controller and the Linka app I was able to instantly connect many services I was using like ecobe smart things Philips Hue and much more now once you have linked some services in the app you can then go through and create a button for something to have happen when you press a button on the smart controller you can go through and select what the button is for select a relevant icon and choose a four character code so you kind of know what that device is then I just need to link it to a device from one of the compatible services so here I'm going to go through and Link it to a lifx light so then I have the option to control it right from the smart controller for a button click I could choose on off or toggle and something similar for a double click then I can choose what holding and then rotating the button will do now that we've done this let's try it out so over here I have this light the white light so if I double click it's going to turn that light off if I press once it's going to turn that light on and then I can hold down for 2 seconds and then quickly rotate um clockwise to increase the brightness or counterclockwise to lower the brightness and it will tell you how much you have adjusted that so maybe a little low there let's increase it just a little bit and there we have our light coming back so that works so great now controlling one device at a time is very convenient especially if you have that one device that is always on at night you can quickly grab this by your nightstand maybe it's mounted to the included wall mount and then you can adjust your device but I think it's time that I control many devices at once and we can do this by setting up a link scene to control our entire wall of devices behind us so here we can create a lingura scene this will allow me to adjust multiple devices at once so I just give it a name it creates a new button and then I can go through and add other buttons I've already created to my scene and then by one press I can change a bunch of devices there's another way to do this by linking your Amazon Alexa or your Google home let me show you how to do that the first thing I need to do is link link shura to Google home or link the Amazon Alexa skill now once I've done that I need to go back into the link Shar app and create a new button using Google home as where that device is going to be created then I'm going to head to the Google home app again and there will be a new device that has been added into the in your home option I'm then going to go through and give it a room so that it then knows where it's supposed to be now is what I can do is go through and create a routine that controls a full list of devices now under the routine under actions I can then choose if it's going to be the single click or the double click and so here I've created a routine that's automatically going to turn on or off all of the different devices is behind me let's try it out so all I have to do is scroll to that menu here of where I have that button set so if I double click it should start a routine where it's then automatically going to turn off all of the different devices behind me just with that one button which makes this so helpful I could have all kinds of different routines and scenes created so I can really control my entire home with one device so if I push the button again it's then going to run the routine where all of the different lights turn on on in this room which makes it so nice now if you are trying to use this in the dark there is a backlight to the eink display here so that it's very easy to see at night when you are trying to control your different devices now because I'm able to create 52 buttons on the smart controller I'm going to be able to have all kinds of different scenes to be able to instantly control many different parts of my smart home and here I integrated my Sonos speaker so with the Press of a button I can have it start playing music and then if I want to adjust the I can hold down and then rotate it to lower or raise the volume and then if I want to go to the next song I can easily double press and it will skip to the next song you also have the option to go to the previous song or next so tons of options here with the Linko and Sonos Now link shur will add an update later this year that adds matter compatibility now I also like that you can use the link shur app to control your different buttons even if your controller is in another room to pick up your own link Shar smart controller make sure you head down to the link in the description below and that is it for your Tech fluence top five helping you at home and on the go if you have any further questions please let me know down in the comments below thank you so much for watching we'll see you on the next one\n"