Living room

The living room is where the switches and remotes pile up: a bank of dimmers by the door, a TV remote, a speaker app and a phone for the blinds. One Switchboard remote does all of it from the sofa.

The remote's Lighting page — Lighting: every light and dimmer, and the scenes

The remote's TV page — The TV, its apps and the volume

The remote's Music page — The speakers, with album art

Receiver — The satellite box's favourite channels

The case for Switchboard

One remote instead of five or six switches and remotes. Lights, scenes, blinds, heating, TV and music are all pages of the same remote. Nobody hunts for the right one.
Anyone can use it. Buttons say Movie night, All off and Close blinds, not Scene 3. Visitors and the babysitter don’t need a tour.
No phone needed. Nobody has to unlock a phone and find an app to dim the lights mid-film.
It lives in the room. A remote belongs to its room and shows that room’s lights and speakers first. Pick another room in Settings to take it elsewhere, with nothing to re-flash.
It’s not another screen glowing at you. E-ink has no glow, and a shade lights it in the dark.

Setting it up

Make a layout for the room with the pages you want, and name the buttons the way your household talks. See Remote layouts and Screens.