Designed to work with almost every chain-operated blind and shade out there, the Arpobot Smart Shade is a Matter-compliant IoT accessory that transforms your analog blinds into voice-activated automatic ones. Just snap the Arpobot Smart Shade in place and it gets to work without requiring extra hubs or separate apps… just your Apple/Google/Amazon smart home platform.
As someone who has blinds in their house, I can attest to the fact that operating them is a chore. Unlike curtains that can be opened or closed with a simple swipe, blinds require constant tugging and pulling to adjust their length gradually, whether you’re closing them or opening them. Multiply that by the number of blinds in your house and that just becomes an unnecessary waste of time. Faced with this annoying dilemma, Francis Guo decided to just automate the process by designing a clever attachment that would operate the blinds without requiring human effort. The Arpobot Smart Shade is a simple device that attaches to your existing set of blinds, turning them into smart blinds that you can either activate using voice commands or using smart-home routines.
Designers: Francis Guo, Sijun Hou, Mike Zhou, Feng Yin, Maolin Li, Eric Xie and Yiwei Sun
With an outwardly simple design that’s easy to install, the Arpobot Smart Shade snaps onto your windowsill, letting you feed the blind’s beaded chain into it. Its benign, minimalist design blends well into almost every interior space, more so with the decorative fascia that come in marble, wood, and plain white finishes to give the Arpobot Smart Shade a pristine and homely touch. Underneath the fascia, however, is the IoT-powered motor that operates the blinds by working like an automatic pulley of sorts.
The Arpobot Smart Shade works with a whole slew of blinds and shades that rely on a bead-chain mechanism. Whether it’s a horizontal blind, a roller shade, roman shade, or cellular shade, the Arpobot Smart Shade easily retrofits onto your existing piece of decor, working seamlessly without needing you to change anything or even bust out a toolkit. The bot glues to your wall or windowpane, lets you feed the chain in, and plugs shut.
It runs on a removable 4000mAh battery that can easily be replaced when it runs out of charge, and the battery unit even doubles as a power bank for your phone so you can easily buy a few spares to use around the house with your gadgets as well as with the Smart Shade and even future products from Arpobot.
Setting the Arpobot Smart Shade up takes mere minutes too. It doesn’t come with any extra hardware or even its own app, and pairs directly with your smart home software. Just pair the Arpobot Smart Shade up with your smart home app, set its minimum and maximum limits (so the Arpobot knows when to stop opening or closing your blinds), and you’re ready to go. The bot works directly with Siri, Google, and Alexa thanks to the Matter IoT protocol, making it more useful across ecosystems and with other devices around your house! The Arpobot Smart Shade starts at a discounted price of $149 AUD ($95 USD) which includes a single Arpobot along with one removable battery. The Arpobot Smart Shade ships globally starting December 2023.
There is plenty of rhetoric about upgrading our living spaces to be smarter, not just for convenience but also for efficiency, especially when it comes to keeping power consumption to a minimum. What many of these pieces of advice and marketing materials don’t often say is how many changes you have to make to your house, from internal wiring to replacing furniture or appliances, some of which might be in perfect working condition or well-loved after years of use. These barriers to entry discourage many would-be smart home adopters, depriving them of the benefits and savings that technology can bring into their lives. Fortunately, there are brands that offer innovative products that make the transition so much easier, adding smart capabilities to regular objects or appliances. The new SwitchBot Curtain 3, for example, not only automates opening and closing curtains but also does it without rudely waking you up with noise.
There are quite a few smart curtain solutions out there, some even coming from famous DIY furniture brands. One thing that many of these have in common is that they require you to install new rods and contraptions, increasing not only the risk of damage to your house but also the time, effort, and money required to just get started. SwitchBot is famed for its convenient and intelligent robots that let you enjoy a smart home without having to replace switches, buttons, and blinds, its newly upgraded Curtain 3 robot brings greater strength, quieter movement, wider compatibility, and a more sustainable power solution that could last forever.
Keep it Quiet – At just 25dB SwitchBot Curtain 3 is so quiet you might just forget it’s even there.
Made to be Powerful – SwitchBot Curtain 3 now offers twice the amount of thrust, meaning even heavier curtains can now be pushed and pulled with ease.
The SwitchBot Curtain 3 is twice as strong as its predecessor, allowing it to push up to 16 kg (36 lbs) worth of curtains. Want to bring out your thick luxurious, fabrics for flair or for heating? The SwitchBot Curtain 3 can definitely handle the load, drawing and closing the curtains without breaking a sweat. Most importantly, however, the Curtain 3 can do this impressive feat with an even more impressive silent operation of below 25 dB. Wake up to the natural sunlight streaming into your room and not to the whirring noise of the robot opening the curtain in the morning.
As if it weren’t already convenient, SwitchBot Curtain delivers even more features that keep your mind off menial chores and focus on actually getting things done. In addition to supporting smart home platforms like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, HomeKit (via Matter), IFTTT, and SmartThing, the SwitchBot Curtain 3 offers no less than 8 types of control methods, including voice control with the SwitchBot Hub 2, App control, the SwitchBot Remote, Touch and Go, Sunrise and Sunset modes, timers, and Apple Watch, and light sensor control with the SwitchBot Solar Panel 3. Create automated scenes like opening the curtains at a specific time in the morning, or closing them at the same time as turning off the TV at night. Whether it’s on its own or working with other SwitchBot products like the SwitchBot Hub or the SwitchBot Thermometer & Hygrometer, the SwitchBot Curtain 3 will help cut down on the things you have to mind and do, freeing up time to spend on the more important things in life.
DynamiClamp Design – Fits almost any curtain track, SwitchBot Curtain 3 is compatible with a whole range of different curtain tracks.
All-new Solar Panel 3 – Enjoy unlimited power with just 3 hours of sunlight per day.
One of the best things about the SwitchBot Curtain 3 is that it takes only 30 seconds to install and is compatible with 99% of curtain tracks in use today, whether it’s a conventional rod, a U Rail, an I rail, or even a telescopic rod. The built-in battery means no dangling cords, and its 3,350 mAh capacity means you’ll be able to use it for up to 8 months without worrying about charging. But with the new and improved SwitchBot Solar Panel 3, you can enjoy endless green power to let the Curtain 3 do its job all year round.
Smart home products are supposed to make life more convenient, not add to our stress by making them difficult to install and uncomfortable to use. With the SwitchBot Curtain 3, you get a more powerful but quieter robot that offers unmatched flexibility and control in how you want to use it. Get a healthier wake-up call, a more peaceful sleep, and a stress-free way to live with the SwitchBot Curtain 3, only $89.99 from Amazon and SwitchBot’s official website and a 10% discount for Yanko Design readers.
Coming from the folks at SwitchBot, the SwitchBot Blind Tilt is a uniquely designed home accessory that can automate your blinds, letting you open or close them remotely or even by voice. It hooks onto your existing horizontal blinds and can be configured to run on solar power, which means it works reliably every day without you worrying about charging it.
SwitchBot carved a solid niche for themselves with their flagship product, the SwitchBot Curtain – an autonomous robot that could open and close curtains simply by rolling up and down the rods/rails while carrying the curtain along with it. This award-winning product led the company to build one of the most solid smart-home ecosystems, with products ranging from cameras and sensors to even an attachment for your bolt-lock that could turn it into a smart lock.
The company is returning to its curtain-based roots with the Blind Tilt, an autonomous robot built for horizontal blinds. The Blind Tilt is a tiny contraption that universally fits onto almost any horizontal blind. Armed with built-in sensors and an AI-powered algorithm, the Blind Tilt can detect how open or closed your blinds are, as well as sense the amount of light entering your room. When combined together, these allow the Blind Tilt to autonomously adjust your blinds to ensure your room is lit exactly to the brightness you want, when you want!
Setting up your SwitchBot Blind Tilt is easy, and requires no technical expertise, or even tools for that matter. It retrofits onto most horizontal blinds with a twisting wand mechanism (it won’t work with the ball-chain ones), working with blinds up to 3 meters wide. Once set up, it can be controlled via SwitchBot’s smartphone app, or integrated into your smart home to operate based on shortcuts, routines, or voice commands.
For instance, the Blind Tilt can automatically shut the blinds when it’s too hot outside, saving on your air conditioning bills (and vice versa), or can automatically start opening in the morning to sync with your alarm clock. You can even connect it with SwitchBot’s ecosystem of products to turn your regular home into a smart home. Besides, with solar panel support, your smart blinds will even run on renewable energy! Perfect for upgrading your own home/office or gifting a friend or family member, the SwitchBot Blind Tilt starts at $49.
Designed to fit practically onto any style of curtain rod, the Aqara Curtain Drivers are tiny robotic butlers that open and close your curtains for you based on commands or smart-home routines. With a built-in illumination detector, the curtains can also be programmed to close when it’s incredibly sunny outside, saving on air conditioning and electricity bills… and did I mention, it fits onto any existing curtain with a simple snap?
Easy Installation – No tools are needed. Just mount the Curtain Driver El onto the existing curtain rails and hide it behind the curtain.
Although it isn’t the first curtain-operating robot we’ve heard of, Aqara’s Curtain Driver E1 hopes to tie in this unique service with their vast range of smart-home products and their Zigbee 3.0 smart home protocol. The Curtain Driver E1 is a palm-sized handy little unit that hooks onto your curtain rod, between the pleats or rings of your curtain. Equipped with powerful motors that let it move up or down the curtain rod/rail, the Curtain Driver E1 can open or close the curtains to any degree. Aside from just being an impressive feature, the Curtain Driver E1 is also exceptionally handy at helping cut energy costs and boost your overall efficiency. Not quite sure what I mean? Well, let me paint you a picture.
You draw the curtains shut at night, for obvious reasons, but every morning at 8:30am, the curtains open ever so gradually, filling your room with a wash of sunlight. Unlike the alarm that jolts you out of bed, this gradual exposure to sunlight allows you to naturally wake up feeling well rested and refreshed. You’re ready to get to work. You switch the AC on during the day because hey, we’re in a heatwave. The Curtain Drivers detect strong sunlight entering your room and draws the blinds half-shut for you. Your room’s illuminated, but isn’t hot, and your AC doesn’t have to compensate for the extra heat. You’re done with work in the evening and you’d like to watch the telly. The sun’s still out, but you tell your smart speaker or voice assistant that it’s House Of Dragons time. Your smart home automatically responds by turning on the TV, dimming the lights, and shutting the curtains. Maybe it also turns the smart microwave on and begins popping the bag of popcorn you put in it half an hour back. It doesn’t quite get easier than this, now does it?
Aqara’s Curtain Driver E1 was built to handle all those scenarios rather comfortably. Its various attachments allow it to retrofit onto a wide variety of rods or rails, and the internal motor can handle up to 12 kilograms, taking care of even thicker, heavier curtains. Wide compatibility means the Curtain Driver E1 works with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, Aqara Home, and a host of other platforms, integrating into your smart home ecosystem in a jiffy, and letting you operate it via voice commands, IoT hardware switches, the Aqara app, or even IFTTT routines/recipes. Matter support is also slated to be available via an OTA update after the official release of Matter specifications.
Each Curtain Driver E1 comes equipped with its own 6000mAh battery (that’s bigger than the ones found on most smartphones) that lets it last up to an entire year without charging. A conveniently located USB-C port on the base lets you juice your Curtain Drivers, and the Aqara Home app lets you keep tabs on all the Curtain Drivers located around your house and even open or close them remotely. I’d say that would work perfectly for any upcoming Halloween prank you may have in mind too! The Curtain Driver E1 can be grabbed for a discounted price of $80 using the promo code YANKOCDUS (which gets you a 10% + 10% combined discount). Offer valid between October 20th and 22nd.
These products go way beyond your average smart speaker and smart bulb… and they’re much easier to install than a smart thermostat. I’m talking about being able to remotely control your lights and fans, kitchen appliances, curtains, and even your door lock using the power of IoT… all without needing to replan your house or even call a handyman.
SwitchBot’s devices don’t require redoing your house. They integrate right into the way things are and help automate your house in a way that brings it into the year 2022. We’re looking at three of their most unique smart home products that just fit into your house the way it is. The SwitchBot Bot, Curtain, and Lock together help turn your home into an interconnected automated space that responds to voice commands or even routines. Together, they make the perfect three gadgets to integrate into your house without breaking the bank. The best part? If you’re in a rented house, you can detach the gadgets and take them with you when you’re moving out!
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SwitchBot first made waves with its premier product, the SwitchBot Bot. Designed to be a Bluetooth-connected device that simply sits on top of any switch in your house, the Bot lets you remotely toggle the switch on or off, allowing you to power lights, fans, heaters or ACs, and even kitchen appliances. The Bot simply presses against a switch, turning it on or off, and can be controlled via SwitchBot’s app, or even integrated with your voice assistant, allowing you to set up routines where lights and fans immediately switch on when you enter a room, and switch off when you leave! The Bot simply glues itself on your existing switchboard, and can be easily relocated whenever you want.
SwitchBot Curtain
The SwitchBot Curtain does exactly what you think it does! The award-winning gadget attaches to your curtain rod, and can automatically move up and down, opening or closing your curtains. It’s designed to be compatible with nearly all sorts of curtain rods (it doesn’t work with blinds, though) and can be controlled via the app or even automated to open or close based on your morning routine as a part of your alarm, or better still, based on how strong the sunlight is, so you don’t have to crank up the AC because your room’s getting hot! You can even automate your bot to shut the curtains as you’re leaving the house, or have them automatically close while you’re watching TV to prevent glare. The SwitchBot Curtain also comes with an optional solar panel accessory that sits facing the outside, so you never have to worry about the bot running out of charge!
SwitchBot Lock
However, the latest product in SwitchBot’s catalog is their Lock – a retrofitting device that fits onto any standard single deadbolt lock, allowing you to open it using an app, Bluetooth, proximity, or even voice commands. The SwitchBot Lock simply fits onto your existing deadbolt lock inside your house, and will open or close it using a built-in motor. You can work the lock manually too if you want, or use the SwitchBot app to open or close your door when you’re within Bluetooth range. Besides, there’s even compatibility with the Apple Watch, allowing you to open your door using your smartwatch instead of having to fish around for a set of keys. The SwitchBot Lock can fit onto most standard deadbolt locks, and the company is also working on 3D printed accessories that allow it to work with other designs too. Built to last, the gadget can easily withstand 50,000 locks and unlocks (that’s roughly 14 years if you lock/unlock your door a total of 10 times each day), and runs on two replaceable 3V CR123A batteries that last 6 months based on the same 10-times-a-day metric.
Together, the Bot, Curtain, and Lock are the perfect trio of smart devices designed to upgrade your regular home into a smart one. What’s even more remarkable is the ability to set routines and shortcuts within your voice assistant of choice, turning off lights and opening curtains when there’s ample natural light, or switching on the hallway light and opening the door when you’re back from work. You can set such routines using Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT, Siri Shortcuts, SmartThings, LINE Clova, etc., giving you a wide range of IoT ecosystems to choose from. All of SwitchBot’s products come with a 1-year warranty, and the company is even offering a special 35% Prime Day discount to YD readers. Don’t forget to use the coupon code YANKODESIGN during checkout!
Meet the SwitchBot Curtain Rod 2, a 2nd-gen IoT accessory that makes your curtains smart, allowing you to open or close them with your voice or an app. Designed to retrofit onto the existing SwitchBot Curtain device, allowing you to attach the device to virtually any curtain rod at home, this nifty gadget makes your smart home just a little bit smarter. When paired with the Rod 2, the SwitchBot Curtain can automatically open or close based on the time of the day and the amount of sunlight you need, or can even be configured to automatically make a room brighter when you’re hopping on a video call, or dark just before you’re sitting to watch a movie.
A Kickstarter success that went on to spawn a whole slew of smart-home gadgets, the SwitchBot Curtain debuted in 2019. The gadget also went on to win both the Red Dot Design Award in 2022 and Good Design Award in 2020, as well as become a finalist at the IDEA 2020 awards. It even raised nearly $1.5 million dollars for its simple, sophisticated, and universally appealing idea – machines play an integral role in how you start each day. A machine (your clock) wakes you up each day, a machine brews your coffee for you, and a separate machine toasts your slices of bread… so why not have a machine that opens the curtains each morning to have sunlight brighten up your room? The Rod 2 is an accessory that enables the SwitchBot Curtain to achieve this feat, automating your mornings and your life.
Features an All-new DynamiClamp Design – No need to worry about SwitchBot Curtain getting stuck when in use.
The Rod 2, as its name suggests, allows your SwitchBot Curtain to travel up and down curtain rods. Designed as an upgrade to its predecessor (the Rod V1), the Rod 2 comes with a better set of wheels to help it move up and down telescopic curtain rods with ease. The Rod 2’s wheel layout takes inspiration from an off-road car, mentions the SwitchBot design team, with wheels that are 1.6 times larger, helping it move up and down a curtain rod with ease. It even has a new independent flexible suspension system, letting it easily move over the small steps found on the junctions of telescopic rods.
An Even more Compatible Fit – Works on many different curtain rod types like Back Tap, Grommet, Tab Top, Ring Top.
Tab Top.
Ring Top.
Grommet.
Although small in size, SwitchBot Curtain can push up to 8kg (17lbs) worth of curtain.
Control via their App – Automate your curtains to have them open or close and a time you set.
Amazing Energy Saving Battery – Enjoy a huge 8 months’ worth of battery life, or even more when used with our solar charging panel to help your SwitchBot Curtain stay charged at all times.
SwitchBot Solar Panel is a great way to make sure SwitchBot Curtain is always charged.
The Rod 2 accessory works with the classic $99 SwitchBot Curtain. The overall device takes just seconds to install and works with practically every type of curtain rod/rail, as well as with 99% of curtain types (even double-sided ones). Once assembled, the SwitchBot Curtain packs enough pulling power to tug on curtains as heavy as 17 pounds, and comes with a built-in 3350 mAh battery and even an optional solar panel add-on to keep it working forever without you having to worry about charging it!
Aptly named Encore (not just because of the curtain reference but because it’s also Sam Gwilt‘s second lamp for Gantri), this lamp is filled with visual metaphors. It comes 3D-printed in Gantri’s special Plant Polymer (GPP), and even though the body of the lamp’s made entirely out of hard plastic, its curtain-inspired form, combined with the material’s inherent translucency, gives it a delicate, fabric-esque appeal, allowing it to look less industrial and more soft and inviting.
The Encore, just like Gantri x Gwilt’s previous lamp, the Weight, is all about visual poetry. While the Weight flipped the ‘light’ aspect of the lamp, making it something that’s actually visually heavy, Encore is rich with an element of performance. Inspired by the curtains that separate an audience from the stage, the Encore lamp plays the very apt role of stage-lighting that brings the room to life when switched on. The Encore’s switch sits on its power-cord, with a diffuser slider for you to adjust brightness, but cleverly enough, its top-view is a modern reinterpretation of the switch… designed to look like the digital icon found on touchscreen interfaces.
Each Encore lamp comes with an 8.5W E26 LED Bulb on the inside that casts a soft, diffused warm white glow both upwards and downwards, making it a beautiful table-lamp as well as an ambient light. The lamps are available in white, peach, and a rich red that’s reminiscent of theater-curtains. Each lamp is manufactured sustainably using zero-waste 3D-printing at Gantri’s headquarters in California.
It’s rare to come across a good idea that no one’s thought of yet… that’s simple, sensible, and most importantly, feasible. The SwitchBot appeared somewhere on my Instagram feed a week ago, and I scrolled right past it, paused, and scrolled right back. Here’s a product that’s perfect for lazy people, for technologically inclined people, for elderly people, and for people who prioritize home-security. What’s the SwitchBot? Basically put, it’s a robot that runs along your curtain rod, dragging your curtains open or closed… but when you think about its possible applications, the SwitchBot’s a pretty great product!
Designed to universally retrofit onto most curtain rods, the SwitchBot comes with two hooks that hold it in place and a wheel that moves the bot left or right. Place the SwitchBot between the first and second loops of your curtain or blind, and the bot can now, on command, run up and down the curtain rod, maneuvering your curtains open or closed. SwitchBot runs on an app, but even supports voice commands via your phone or smart speaker, effectively allowing you to have your own “Let there be light” moment by commanding the curtains to open at will. IFTTT and shortcuts support even lets you sync SwitchBot with your alarm, or with the time of the day, thanks to the bot’s in-built light sensor. You can even hook it to your home security setup, allowing you to remotely trigger the lights and curtains in your room to deter any criminals. Moreover, you could program it to even pull the shades shut in the afternoon when the daylight’s strong, helping save on your air-conditioning and electricity bill. It truly is a simple idea with endless applications!
The SwitchBot’s strongest sell is its universal design. It fits onto practically every type of curtain rod/rail, working with 99% curtain types (even double-sided ones). Setting it up is as simple as hooking the SwitchBot onto the rod and configuring it in the app… or using a traditional remote-style control to activate your curtains. The bot packs enough pulling power to tug on curtains as heavy as 17 pounds, and comes with a 3400 mAh battery and even an optional solar panel add-on to keep it working forever without you having to worry about charging it! What a ‘bright’ idea, no?!
SwitchBot Curtain: Make Your Curtains Smart in Seconds
Automate your existing curtains. Support Alexa, Google Home, and Siri. The affordable retrofit solution you have been looking for.
SwitchBot Curtain Details
– Automate any curtain (rod and rail type), with App, Schedule, and Sun light sensor. – Install in 30 seconds without any screws, nuts or bolts. – The most affordable motorized curtain solution. Don’t waste your curtain, retrofit it. – Voice control your curtain with Alexa, Google Home, and Siri, with Hub Mini. – Open and connected with API, IFTTT, and SmartThings support with Hub Mini. – Practical and useful for high ceiling curtains, elderly, and disabled people.
Works with alexa, Google assistant, Siri and IFTTT
Why Choose SwitchBot
Energy Saving
Sun light sensor for keeping the room cool
The SwitchBot Curtain has a built-in sun light sensor to detect sunlight. This can help save energy by reducing the workload on your air-conditioning and heating. It can be set to automatically close during the day time in summer to block out the sunlight and keep your room cool. You can also have it automatically open during the day in winter to warm your room with sunlight.
Save energy with the solar panel strip add-on
You can also install the solar power strip add-on to charge the SwitchBot Curtain’s battery using sunlight, thus eliminating the need to recharge the battery.
Smart Living
Lifestyle automated with the Schedule feature
Leverage technology to take care of the daily routines through automation and voice control. A “Lights Off” scene turns off the light and draws the curtains brighten the room naturally with sunlight. Or you can just say it “Alexa/Ok Google/Hey Siri, give me sunlight”.
Healthy Lifestyle
Wake up naturally to sunlight
Maintain a regular light-dark cycle in your bedroom to keep your sleep-wake rhythm in sync with your circadian rhythm. The SwitchBot Curtain can be set to close at night and open when it senses daylight. Get better sleep and wake naturally to sunshine.
Anti-theft
Set your curtains to close automatically when you’re out of the house to hide your valuables from prying eyes. Can’t remember if you closed the window? Check via our app and remotely close the curtains where necessary. Or set them to automatically open at regular intervals to give the impression that someone’s home.
Retrofit Your Curtains
Retrofitting is simple with SwitchBot Curtain. It only takes a few seconds to make your existing curtains smart.
The average price of a set of smart curtains is USD 1,000. The SwitchBot Curtain is way more cost-effective at a fraction of that price. You don’t just save money with the SwitchBot Curtain, you do your part for the environment by retaining your existing curtains instead of throwing it away.
Supports 99% Curtains
The SwitchBot Curtain supports different track types such as U-rail and I-rail, and also rod types. It is also wireless. Just clip it on and you’re ready to go. It is that simple.
For those of you who have a longer rod with a bump where the rod extends, we’ve got that figured out. The SwitchBot Curtain is not affected by such bumps.
The SwitchBot Curtain has hooks for U-rail. It is simple to attach the respective hooks to the rails.
App Control
Open and close the curtain at your fingertip. We offer intuitive App control for iOS and Android, with weekly/bi-weekly updates following feedback from you. OTA firmware update is also available for better user experience.
Voice Control
Smart living is powered by your voice commands. Wouldn’t it be great to just say it?
Touch & Go
Even with SwitchBot Curtain, you’d probably still instinctively draw the curtains by hand some times. When it senses you drawing the curtain, the SwitchBot Curtain will kick in and do the work for you. We call this Touch & Go.
Remote Control
A wireless remote button add-on for you to place anywhere.
Retrofit Double-sided Curtains
Double-sided curtains are very common and we have been getting a lot of enquiries about how to use the SwitchBot Curtain with these. You could get two units and part the double-sided curtains from the middle. Or, you could try out this tip from the King of Retrofit! Attach the top curtains with a velcro strip or a strong clip so the curtains will move as one. Then install the SwitchBot Curtain on either ends to let it work its magic!
So your next question is probably where to find a velcro strip. Good news is, we believe so strongly in retrofitting that we will ship every SwitchBot Curtain with a velcro strip in the box as a standard accessory.
The Unseen Bot
Size fits in your palm
The SwitchBot Curtain is so small that it hides nicely behind your curtains. It will work in its own way without getting in your way. Likewise, they keep the sophisticated mechanism within the body of the SwitchBot Curtain, giving you fast and easy installation so you can enjoy the benefits it brings.
Battery Life
Instead of a wired system, the SwitchBot Curtain is a wireless solution. It uses a rechargeable battery that lasts 8 months depending on the usage. This means you only need to charge it once or twice a year!
What’s more, you can forget about having to charge it by getting the solar power strip add-on. Sunlight will ensure the SwitchBot Curtain is charged up for its daily work routine.
In the box, 2 types of hooks will be there for your preference.
35mm slides are pretty much an outdated technology at this point. Nobody is longing for the days when you went over to a friends house and they closed the shades and whipped out the 35mm carousel player and projected their vacation slides onto the wall while you pretended to be interested. But if you have a closet full of 35mm slides you can still use them- as DIY curtains. What’s cool is that they still let the light in while giving you privacy. These 35mm Slide Curtains were made by connecting an impressive 1152 vintage film slides in mounts with about 7000 rings and 36 curtain rings to make the nearly 6 foot square curtains. They took 4 months to make, which coincidentally is about how long it felt like it took Uncle Georgie to go through his slides from his trip to the Grand Canyon. Oh wow Georgie, another shot of some rocks- so so so so interesting.
Curtains come in all shapes and sizes and colors. They even come in sheer fabrics to let a bit of light in. But maybe you want something a little more colorful, that will the light through while looking unique. These 35mm slide curtains will do nicely.
Scott Sherwood made this colorful set of slide curtains. Getting so many images was easy since he has amassed a huge collection of images from around the world by different photographers over the years. Naturally he made curtains from his selections in his 35mm film archive.
Scott arranged the 1,152 slides by dominant color, which flow from pink to red to orange to yellow to green to blue and to purple. The slides are inside slide mounts, which are connected to each other with 7,000 metal rings and held on to a curtain rod with 36 large rings. The 5’7” by 6’ curtain took four months of work, but it looks pretty awesome, so it was worth it.
Design – Fits almost any curtain track, SwitchBot Curtain 3 is compatible with a whole range of different curtain tracks.
