The Amazon Echo voice assistant-slash-black cylindrical speaker gains the power to control more smart home devices via compatibility with Insteon lighting products.
The device already handles voice control of a number of automation products, including Belkin WeMo, Philips Hue, Wink and Samsung SmartThing. Thus, users can switch on lights by simply saying "Alexa, set living room lamp to 50%."
One can also group lights for control with a single command, such as "Alexa, switch off all living room lights." Groups are platform-agnostic, meaning users can control lights from Insteon, Hue and other Echo-compatible platforms within a single group.