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GE Cync’s new smart switches look better and work with Matter

2025-01-07T11:57:46-05:00

The new Cync keypad dimmer looks very 1980s sci-fi control panel, and I’m here for it. | Image: GE

GE unveiled several new smart home products at CES on Monday, including new Matter-compatible Cync smart switches, non-Matter Cync lighting, and upscale smart shades. All of this will be rolling out over the next few months, starting with the new smart switches in March.

GE's new Cync switches - the Smart Keypad Dimmer ($44.99) and Smart Paddle Dimmer ($25.99) - won't use the usual quirky Cync design. The keypad dimmer, pictured at the top of this story, is more utilitarian, with programmable buttons for scenes or group control and up-and-down buttons for dimming at the bottom. The paddle dimmer looks, well, like a paddle switch with a dimm …

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Six smart home finds from CES 2023 you may have missed

2023-01-12T10:41:01-05:00

The LG Artcool Gallery AC unit adds some style to your smart home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

The smart home at CES wasn't all Matter, Matter, Matter. At The Verge, we covered the launch of literally dozens of new products at the big consumer tech show. From innovations in smart lighting and exciting products in smart home energy management to flying cameras and wirelessly charging smart locks, there was a lot of great new tech to see.

But there were a few that we didn't highlight during the show, as well as a couple of genuine surprises we discovered roaming the show floor. Here's a round-up of some of the other innovations, gadgets, and new products that caught our eye in Las Vegas. And in case you missed it, catch up on all our s …

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GE plans to give offshore wind energy a supercomputing boost

2020-08-05T09:50:00-04:00

Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower above the water off the shores of Rhode Island. | Photo by Don Emmert / AFP via Getty Images

GE plans to harness the power of one of the world's fastest supercomputers to propel offshore wind power development in the US. IBM's Summit supercomputer at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will allow GE to simulate air currents in a way the company's never been able to before.

The research could influence the design, control, and operations of future wind turbines

Ultimately, the research could influence the design, control, and operations of future wind turbines. It's also intended to advance the growth of wind power off the East Coast of the US by giving researchers a better grasp of the available wind resourc …

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GE will make taller wind turbines using 3D-printing

2020-06-17T07:00:00-04:00

GE Energy 1.5 megawatt wind turbines mounted on 80 meter towers | Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images

GE announced today that it's developing skyscraper-sized wind turbines with massive 3D-printed bases. The conglomerate plans to work with partners in the construction industry to produce both a printer and materials that could eventually be deployed around the world.

Taller turbines can capitalize on stronger winds at higher altitudes, and the structures support larger blades that generate more power. But building bigger turbines makes transporting the pieces needed to put it together a logistical nightmare. GE hopes to 3D print the base of a turbine wherever they want to place it, so that they won't need to haul around such a gigantic hunk …

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GE’s latest kitchen appliance is a 27-inch tablet

2018-01-08T13:34:02-05:00

It's been a while since the kitchen landscape changed. There's the fridge, the stove, the microwave, and maybe a number of smaller gadgets to accompany them. But now, GE Appliances has a new idea: it wants to add in a huge, 27-inch touchscreen tablet that'll sit right above the stove.

GE is calling this appliance the Family Hub, and it really does seem to work like a hub. The tablet's main screen displays control options for other smart appliance and smart home gadgets as well as video feeds from any internet-connected cameras you have hooked up. GE wants people to be able to look up recipes on this thing, too, of course, but also be able t …

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GE is making a smart ceiling light and light switch with Alexa and Google Assistant

2018-01-02T10:46:38-05:00

GE is previewing two new entries to its C by GE line of smart lighting products today that are slated to arrive later this year: a ceiling light and a light switch. While they sound pretty basic on the surface, they both come with one less-than-standard feature - the ability to control Alexa and Google Assistant.

The ceiling light is a large disk with a speaker in the middle that's meant to be the primary light in a room. The light supports voice controls and feedback, so you can talk to it to control smart home gadgets and get answers from your assistant of choice. GE also says it'll have the ability to play music.

You probably won't want …

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GE made a music video about ‘energy and the flow of it’

2017-06-06T10:00:04-04:00

General Electric has just released a music video about "energy and the flow of it," featuring a song by EDM artist Gryffin and a cameo by Mackenzie Ziegler. According to a PR rep for GE, the video's official premiere was at 6AM this morning at a three-hour yoga and dance party at a nightclub in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Gryffin is best known for collaborations with Scottish pop band Chvrches and Australian YouTube-star-turned-pop-singer Troye Sivan. Mackenzie Ziegler is the younger sister of Maddie Ziegler, the frequent muse and sometimes avatar for reclusive pop star Sia, and both were once the meme-worthy young stars of TLC's Dance Moms. Ma …

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LG and GE add Google Assistant support to fridges, washers, ovens, and more

2017-05-17T15:40:35-04:00

Google said today that we're going to start seeing appliances show up with support for the Google Assistant, and two companies are already launching integrations: LG and GE.

Both companies are updating their existing lines of connected appliances so that they can be controlled through the Google Home and Assistant. Supported appliances including fridges, ovens, washers and dryers, an air purifier from LG, and an air conditioner and water heater from GE.

Amazon beat Google to this type of integration

This doesn't mean you'll be able to speak directly to these appliances to control them, however. You'll still have to use one of the existing G …

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GE’s Alexa lamp will be available in September for $200

2017-05-04T09:00:02-04:00

GE is finally announcing more details about the strange and kind of futuristic-looking lamp with Alexa integration that it announced in December. The lamp will be called C by GE Sol - kind of a mouthful just to clarify that it's part of GE's "C" line of smart lights - and sell for $199.99, with shipments expected to start in September. Preorders are available today for just $160.

In addition to its price and availability, GE is also announcing some of the lamp's tricks. Naturally, Alexa is the standout feature here, letting you ask the lamp anything you could ask an Amazon Echo. But the light itself can do some neat things, too. GE says the …

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GE’s new lights will change color to match the time of day

2015-10-29T09:00:02-04:00

GE doesn't want bright home lights keeping you up at night, so it's introducing a new light bulb that'll adjust to the time of day on its own. The bulb is called C Sleep, and it's one of two new connected light bulbs that GE is introducing today. C Sleep will automatically shift color temperature throughout the day to better match the color of light that the sun is emitting. It has three settings: a bright blue to wake you up in the morning, a standard orange tone for midday, and a softer yellow color for the evening. GE's hope is that by better matching your indoor lighting to the actual lighting outdoors, your body will have an easier time …

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