re: Official WINK HUB Home Automation thread

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Did you ever receive your MOVEZ? Don't remember seeing an update.

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no, last update was maybe a month ago where they said they had re-engineered them to make them much quieter and i think they improved the zwave component.

of course when you arent actually shipping a product, its easy to say shite like that.

my flair kit did come in and i haven't had time to even take it out of the box yet but i'll post a review on here when i do.

the flair says 'wink compatible' right on the box so we'll see if that's actually true or not.

eta i found the updates

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UPDATE 7 (Aug 15, 2017)
We are currently working with the last pieces of the puzzle and everything is still going according to plan, even though the time schedule is off. Many of you have contacted us about integration with different hubs. We are in contact with a 10-20 number of different hub manufacturers regarding integration of MOVEZ so it will work "out of the box". Otherwise, we are waiting for certifications that you know through the latest update. We understand that it's frustrating that the product development has been delayed but we are soon there and the result will be really good. Thank you for all the support and have a really nice week!


UPDATE 6

First of all we are truly sorry about the lack of updates. We have been working very hard to bring forward the development and finishing all things needed in order to put MOVEZ on the market. Because of that and the fact that estimations of the timeframe for some things have been a really hard to pin down we have not published any updates for a while and we apologize for this. With that said do not worry, let us explain. There are mainly two reasons for the delay: 1) We wanted to push ourselves and the technology further and give all you amazing backers something extra by have both Bluetooth and Z-wave. We underestimated how much more work it would bring have two radio chips preforming well on the same pcb but now that it is done we can assure you that it was worth is. Having two radio chips also mean that the certification process got a lot more complicated which brings us to the next reason for the delay. 2) There are a New Radio Equipment Directive called ( RED ) in the EU. It means that manufacturers of radio equipment in the EU have to comply with a new radio directive and many products need to be tested for compliancy with this new directive. Therefore our timing is very unfortunate because as you probably understand the companies that make certifications are fully booked. So when will MOVEZ be ready for market launch? We are well aware of the fact that we are behind schedule and right now we believe that we are looking at about an additional 1-2 months, but we are doing all we can do to speed things up. Again, we are sorry about the delays but the product will be great so we are pretty certain that you will all be very pleased with it! Thank you! Teptron


UPDATE 5

The delay we have in bringing MOVEZ to the market is due to the fact that we are making it with two radio protocols. We figured we try to push the boundary a bit further!

We are also focused on getting MOVEZ compatible with as many HA systems as possible out of the box. For instance SmartThings and Amazon Echo. Voice control would be nice right?

With that said, we are still on target to release MOVEZ in July.

We are also developing a bigger solar panel that will be available in our web shop. This solar panel is intended for all users that will install the units in windows that do not get that much direct sunlight. It will work on both MOVE and MOVEZ.


UPDATE 4
The development of MOVEZ have been pushed forward as quickly as we could but the delivery will be delayed due to late design changes to improve functions, reallocation of work tasks within our team and us having to learn the new radio equipment directive (RED) 2014/53/EU that is replacing the old R&TTE in order to be sure to pass the new radio directives.
One thing that we are really happy with though is that we will be able to supply all MOVEZ with the new spool for bead chain that we have made

We believe with this and the other new accessories we are working on will really increase the number of products MOVE and MOVEZ will have great function on. To be able to continue to make accessories as we receive feedback from user is really the biggest advantage with the basic design. We encourage everyone to get back to us with feedback regarding the compatibility to different window coverings and/or how we can improve parts so we can push forward in making MOVE and MOVEZ truly universal.

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