![]() ![]() The H1 is made from an aluminium alloy and appears to weigh about the same as my Note 2 and Otterbox case combination. With this in mind I don’t really want to use the unit when walking out and about - I would rather either use my phone and a pair of bluetooth headphones or one of the smaller MP3 players in my collection and a pair of earbuds. I also don’t want to scratch the unit up as I think it looks rather beautiful. Orvibo is a well-known brand in China, but not so much elsewhere. ![]() The company hope to increase their presence on the international stage starting with the introduction of a small sample of its rather large roster of devices, starting with the MixPad D1 Smart Dimmer Switch. Although this product has actually been available on Amazon for a few months now, it seems to have gone unnoticed, which isn’t a surprise in our case, as it’s not actually HomeKit compatible. That looks set to change with an impending firmware update to make it Matter compatible, which in turn would allow it to be exposed to HomeKit, as well as Samsung SmartThings, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. The latter two platforms already support the D1, however, so the Matter update is going to mainly benefit HomeKit users – and SmartThings users too I guess. I wouldn’t generally review a product that doesn’t support HomeKit, even if Matter was on the horizon, but in the case of the D1, its associated app supports Siri Shortcuts, so it passed my threshold for a device I’d be willing to try out and review. So it’s a dimmer, big deal you might think. If this is of interest to you, read on… PACKAGING | CONTENTS It’s a bit more than a dimmer, however, and with the right additions, you can take it a fair bit further, which is partly aided by the rather nice (albeit small) LED display. To access the basic function of the switch – light control – you swipe left/right with your finger across the screen, much like you would on any smartphone screen. If you only have one MixPad, you’ll just see a slider for the dimmer, along with a power icon underneath. ![]()
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