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iPads control the home with LuxePort

Leigh :) StarkbyLeigh :) Stark
April 2, 2018
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The smart home is coming faster than most realise, and while the phone is the ideal place to control it, if you’re after a future where a panel on the wall gives you command of your home, that is now something you can get.

You just need an iPad to start, or at least one iPad.

That’s the gist, anyway, of what the iPort LuxePort is built to do, with the module connecting to other bits and bobs to make the iPad a wall-mounted controller for the home.

While it’s designed for commercial and hospitality use, the folks at Dana Innovations that have designed the hardware also say residential is a possibility, too, connecting the iPort iPad case to the appropriately named “WallStation” to keep the iPad connected to a wall, charged, and operational, meaning it’s an iPad for your home that stays put.

That’s going to be a little more reliable than several strips of BluTac or velcro, though it is also a little more costly than a $10 solution by Australia’s StudioProper, which offers a wall mount disk for its X lock cases.

Power is one major difference, however, because the LuxePort wall station can take power and keep that iPad charged and active, rather than have you take it off the stand every time its power begins to run low.

Pricing is the other major difference, be use with the LuxePort wall station fetching a price of $569, the wall adaptor kit sitting at $99, and the iPad case fetching a good $399 to $499, the iPort LuxePort is not a cheap solution to making your home look like it’s a set piece from the future.

The LuxePort case can also be plugged into a stand mount. You know, in case you want to actually use that iPad.

There’s little doubt that this will yield a fairly professional option, though if you want something a little more wallet-friendly, consider strapping an old phone to a wall, and keep it plugged into a USB port.

It’s not the same, sure, but until you’re ready to spend the good grand for the iPort LuxePort as well as the extra on the tablet, it may be your best option.

Leigh :) Stark

Leigh :) Stark

One of Australia's well regarded technology journalists working out of Sydney, Leigh Stark has been writing about technology for over 15 years, covering phones, computers, cameras, headphones, speakers, and more. Stylising his middle initial with an emoticon, he aims to present tech in a way that makes it easy for everyone. While he founded Pickr in 2016, Stark's work can be seen in other publications including The Australian Financial Review, Popular Science, and many more. His award-winning podcast "The Wrap" is syndicated on Southern Cross Austereo's LiSTNR network weekly, while he can be heard on radio via ABC Brisbane and ABC Canberra, and seen on TV's Nine. Check out Leigh Stark's most recent media appearances.

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