Belkin's WeMo brand today announced two new smart home products: a Mini Smart Plug and a Dimmer Light Switch.
The $35 Mini (above) is a smart plug that connects dumb everyday household items to the WeMo app so you can control them from your phone or through voice commands. The Dimmer, meanwhile, "brings real intelligence to lighting," the company says.
The Mini is available for pre-order online today and should be available in stores later this month; the Dimmer is slated to launch at some point this spring. WeMo has not yet announced pricing details for the Dimmer.
Living up to its name, the Mini has all the same features of the original WeMo Switch at half the size. With it, you can turn your household electronics on or off from afar, and set time rules to do so at sunrise or sunset. As you can see in the image above, it's designed to be stackable, so you can use two Minis in one outlet, if you're so inclined.
The Dimmer also boasts all the features of the original WeMo Light Switch, plus some new ones like Night Mode to "prevent harsh lights at night." Set a specific brightness for a certain time of day, a feature that should come in handy during those 1 a.m. bathroom trips.
WeMo says other dimmer products have a "single dimming range for all bulb types," which can cause flickering and annoying noises. Its Dimmer, on the other hand, uses the WeMo app to "custom calibrate for any [dimmable] bulb type," including incandesents, CFLs, or LEDs.
Both devices work with Amazon Echo, Google Home, the Nest Learning Thermostat, and IFTTT.