Aqara’s Curtain Driver drags your drapes into thesmart homeera
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Aqara's new $89 Curtain Driver E1 makes your curtains open and close on their own. | Image: Aqara Smart home company Aqara has released its retrofit curtain solution in the US and Europe. Previously available in China, the Aqara Curtain Driver E1 starts at $89.99 and mounts onto an existing curtain track or rod to automatically open and close your curtains. It works with Aqara's own ecosystem as well as with Apple's HomeKit, Amazon's Alexa, Google Home, and IFTTT. Aqara says it will also be compatible with Matter when the new smart home standard arrives later this fall.
Automating shades, blinds, and curtains is one of the smart home's coolest and most useful tricks. Smart window coverings can be set to open every morning and close every night based on a set time or at sunrise and sunset, controlled with a voice command, and...