Similar to this previous deal, get in early to OW to pricebeat.
Belkin WeMo LED Lighting Starter Set (Bayonet) $69 $65.55 w/ OW PB
Belkin WeMo LED Lighting Starter Set (Screw) $69 $65.55 w/ OW PB
Belkin WeMo Smart LED Bulb (Bayonet) $19 $18.05 w/ OW PB
Belkin WeMo Smart LED Bulb (Screw) $19 $18.05 w/ OW PB
Belkin WeMo Maker Module $69 $65.55 w/ OW PB
Starter Set is $65.00 delivered at Shopping Express http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/belkin-wemo-led-lighti…
or $79.00 with an extra bulb included.
Use $20-30 coupon once it arrives to your inbox for a better deal ;)
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/275291
This is still a good deal however, Wemo bulbs/kits rarely go on sale!
Any idea if this will work with Google Home if and when Google decides there are indeed customers outside the US.
Yes - they are compatible with Google Home. (https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/googlehome/h0fsKDvKYC…)
I am currently using WeMo & LIFX with my Echo Dot :-) Didn't really like the shape and look of Google Home device.
Cool. Already got the Nest Thermostat, 2 smoke detectors and chrome cast.
Have decided resistance is futile and go Google all the way.
Google Home is next.
Actually, your link shows Google Home does not support WeMo at this stage.
The workaround is to use IFTTT, which Google Home users say works quite well.
But on that basis, you can say ANY home automation hub (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomeKit) supports ANYTHING because IFTTT works with them. Only the first has native support, however.
While it may sound pedantic, it's actually quite important from a systems approach to know what services you are relying on, especially for security:
Being too open invites Romanian hackers to take control of your devices and make a DDOS farm out of them. And being too dependent on an experimental internet service affects reliability.
Just to clarify!
If relevant to anyone, you can also make them Apple HomeKit compatible by running a "homebridge" server.
I use the homebridge-lifx-lan plugin on my Raspberry Pi for my Lifx bulbs, but I've heard there's an extension for WeMo that works perfectly, too.
Hmm.
Can you set the password in these puppies, and if you can, can 'others' still access them with a default (or null) password?
Sadly not, its one of the most requested features for the WeMo app though.
Anyone can download the app and turn on any switch they like! Easy to compromise the physical security of your house (if you have the WeMo switch connected to garage etc), however its hard for outsiders to gain access unless they hack your WPA2 router key - or if you lose your mobile…(use 4G/WiFi to turn on/off switches)
Heh, thanks. When there's a secure(able) one out, perhaps I'll think about it.
With lots of other untrusted devices on the network, I just can't risk it.
They will add security via firmware update sometime in the future hopefully
@koalafied: Well I hope so for your sake. That's what they all say but a lot of these kind of devices have the vulnerable credentials/authorisation logic burned into the silicon forever because someone thought it was acceptable to do it that way… or rather, failed to think!
And now there are far too many products to recall, and it would be another example of world's worst waste creation, distribution and disposal effort if they bother or somehow even manage to collect any of the >3M little devils XiongMai alone made…
October 21, thanks to the Mirai exploit kit was the day that IOT, turned into Internet Exploitable Devices, (IED’s), the first tech to turn firmly against us!
Just make sure you update the firmware as soon as you get them: http://www.darkreading.com/iot/wemo-iot-vulnerability-lets-a…
Great advice. I also intend to not let Wemo or any other IoT devices connect to the internet where possible, use VPN instead.
Not allowing Internet access means no IFTTT, which cuts out 80%+ of the potential functionality.
Very good advice.
Especially in light of the fact that WeMo thumbed their nose at supporting HomeKit because of the requirement to have an encryption chip for security.
As the recent DDOS attacks using farms of IOT devices demonstrates, being lax about security is going to be a hornet's nest in the future.
Damn, already invested in the recent LIFX deals :/
Don't feel bad, LIFX are the best I have found. Much better than OSRAM Lightify, Lightify app is terrible and the bulbs are sub-par.
LIFX app is usable but could be better and the bulbs are beautiful.
Anybody know whether Belkin are dropping the Wemo product line? Just suspicious given the huge drops in prices over the past few months. Wondering whether it's worth buying more bulbs. I don't want to end up with a product that's going to be unsupported in the near future. I couldn't find anything on the web to back up my suspicions but would be interested to know if anybody has any insight.
Like anything, it'll probably depend on how profitable the line is. The recent discounts could be due to the fact that home automation is still quite a new area and the price drops are an attempt to get the ball rolling.
However, there are other issues at stake with WeMo in particular, both technical and policy.
Although popular, their security, reliability and willingness to issue timely updates have all been called into question. These issues could be steering people to look at more secure and better supported alternatives,
One example is that a year or two back they blanket refused to consider increasing the security of their products to make them Apple HomeKit compliant, which would have involved including a hardware based encryption chip. This is despite the fact that Apple Stores (formerly) carried the WeMo line and they had quite strong sales.
Compare this to Philips, who did indeed include such security, even though it required a "version 2", and have achieved a very good reputation in the home automation industry.
Personally, I own and have collected quite a few WeMo devices over the years, even having some hard wired into the house electrics. However, I'm unlikely to be buying any more for infrastructure purposes, although I probably will for hobbyist experiments (Maker Module vs lighting, etc).
I've switched to Philips Hue for lighting.
Any chance getting it in cool white?
I've been chasing Wemo prices since mid 2015.
This is all time lowest i have came across…
These have been $68.00 for ages at my local Bunnings.