Last year IKEA decided to jump into the world of connected houses with the introduction of its own line of smart lighting. the so-called range TRÅDFRI seems to have been a success or at least that's what we can think after discovering that the Swedish firm has done nothing more than expand it with a new product: some low cost smart blinds. We give you prices and details before buying one.
IKEA KADRILJ and FYRTUR blinds
IKEA itself has not yet made this launch public, but it should not take too long since the blinds are already being marketed in some countries. This is the case of Germany, on whose website we can already find the models listed. KADRILJ and FYRTUR -yes, they still have those names that are so difficult to pronounce and remember-, something that we have found out thanks to the medium Zatz Not Funny.
The blinds, which work with a battery which is recharged via USB, can be controlled wirelessly, thanks to a simple remote that is configured, as you will see in the video below, in a simple and very fast way. Once the parameters are established, you will only have to use the remote control to lower or raise the roller blind, without having to get up or touch anything else.
Does using the remote also make you lazy? Don't worry, because, as noted, the blinds KADRILJ y FYRTUR are also Compatible with the intelligent assistants of Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant, which you can use to let light into your room or not. Likewise the use of a smartphone app It will allow you to program the blinds, so that they can go up or down at certain times automatically -great, for example, to force us to wake up in the morning.
The new IKEA blinds cannot be modify, so you will have to adapt to the measures that the company offers you. Fortunately, with several and different sizes They are offered in such a way that they can be found with dimensions of 100 x 195, 120 x 195, 140 x 195, 60 x 195 and 8 x 195 cm. We imagine that these versions can also be purchased in other markets such as Spain, although we will have to wait for the product to be available here to be able to check the availability of all these measures.
Prices and availability of blinds
As for the Prices, at least in IKEA Germany, the KADRILJ blind, in a dark color, has a cost that oscillates between 109 and 119 euros, while the FYRTUR -judging by the images is somewhat more opaque than its sister- hangs a label that goes from 129 to 139 euros.
They will be available in the German country from 2 February.