CES 2026: GE's $300 Matter Smart Shades Work With Apple Home

GE Lighting this week unveiled Matter-compatible GE Smart Shades that are capable to integrate with the Apple Home app. Priced starting astatine $300, the Smart Shades connection simple, screw-free installation, with achromatic and grey cloth options. The shades tin beryllium purchased successful a translucent cloth to fto airy through, oregon a blackout version. All options person aluminum trim and nary disposable hardware.


The motorized shades are designed to rise oregon little via an included distant control, the Apple Home app, Siri dependable commands, oregon time-based automations. There are options to integrate shadiness controls with different astute location products, oregon based connected whether oregon not idiosyncratic is home.

GE's Smart Shades enactment Matter implicit Thread, and tin link to HomeKit with a compatible Matter hub. In Apple's ecosystem, that includes the Apple TV, the HomePod, oregon the HomePod mini.

GE is offering aggregate width options up to 38 inches, successful lengths up to 76 inches. GE says that the centrifugal that powers the shades is "whisper quiet." An included magnetic rechargeable artillery volition past for up to six months earlier it needs to beryllium recharged.

The GE Smart Shades tin beryllium purchased from Amazon oregon the GE website arsenic of today. Pricing starts astatine $299 and goes up to $370 for blackout versions and larger sizes.
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