Today in Russia, the sales of new devices by Yandex for smart homes have started – the flagship column "Yandex Station Max" for 29 990 rubles, "Yandex Hub" for 4990 rubles and sensors priced at 1990 rubles each. As of today, the new products can be purchased from retailers and on Yandex Market, and by the end of the month they will be available for sale in Belarus and Kazakhstan.
The feature of the new products is the support of the Zigbee protocol, which does not require the internet. Thanks to this, the devices work more stable and turn on faster. Also, new devices are ready to support the unified Matter standard, which allows combining smart home devices of different brands into a single seamless network. Matter will be implemented in the new products with a firmware update.
There are five sensors with Zigbee support in the range: a window and door opening sensor, a motion and lighting sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a leakage sensor and a wireless button.