Good house controller maker Good NextGen has launched its second era of touchscreen panels that change conventional mild switches.
The brand new {hardware}, which seems just like the earlier mannequin, has a 4x greater decision display screen and dual-band WiFi (2.4GHz and 5GHz) to assist curb interference.
It additionally has a extra highly effective processor that Good says is prepared “for the following section of AI-powered sensible house evolution,” though the corporate has not mentioned when it plans to launch such options or what it might do. (As-is, there are at the moment no new software program options from the earlier gen.)
In an e-mail to The Verge, Good’s head of selling Erin Wright says the brand new model additionally reduces latency with integrations, which sounds promising for the reason that earlier mannequin was sluggish with some units in our testing. Good’s sensible panels management sensible bulbs, like Philips Hue lights, and Sonos audio system.
The corporate almost went out of enterprise in 2024 earlier than it was bought by two non-public funding companies, Almeida Strategic Investments and Cullinan Holdings, for an undisclosed sum.