Home automation platform Hive plans to terminate key products in its line, including the Hive View cameras, HomeShield, and Leak products.
A Hive spokesperson told The Register: "At Hive, we've got big plans to make... homes greener, so we've made the tough decision to discontinue our smart security and leak detection products. As a smart tech brand in the middle of a climate crisis, we know the focus needs to change and will instead be developing smart home tech that'll help get us closer to achieving Net Zero."
Users, some of whom have invested four-figure sums in Hive products, are less than impressed.
The indoor and outdoor cameras and HomeShield will be supported until August 1, 2025. The Leak sensors will work as normal until September 1, 2023, after which leak notifications and water usage graphs will dry up.
Once that August date is reached, the cameras will no longer function. Video playback subscriptions will last for "a minimum of two years."
Older security products also face the axe, including the Sound Detection service for the Hub 360, which will be killed off at the end of this year. More up to date is the Boiler IQ trial, which is also on the chopping block. The explanation: "Hive has taken a business decision to not move forward with this product – and to focus on other areas of innovation instead."
"Smart" devices - great eh? Used to be that you bought a product & that was that. Nowadays, you buy the device, pay a subscription for services, & when the company abandons the product - you end up with a dodo. Not just gadgets though: how about Zero Motorcycles, Tesla & BMW cars. NB: these "upgrades" are to switch on an option that is already in the vehicle. If it can be switched on remotely, it can also be switched off remotely. Not so "smart" if you ask me...
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