Can a piece of wood be related to smart homes? The recently unveiled Mui will open your eyes. It looks like an ordinary piece of wood, but in reality, it is an interactive smart home display that can be used to control lighting, set temperature, or display information.





　　Mui is a new product developed by Japanese company Nissha, a technology company focused on capacitive touch sensors, whose products are used in the Nintendo Switch. Since it is still in the prototype stage, Mui can only control lighting systems (supporting Philips Hue and Net LED), but support for IFTTT and Alexa will be added in the future. The IoT service it uses is myThings provided by Yahoo Japan.





　　The pronunciation of the name Mui means "silence" in Japanese, which also fits its design style. It can fully blend into the room's decoration style in daily use, and you only realize its existence when you need it. Compared to other smart home products, whether it's the Nest Thermostat E or Ecobee, its design is much more elegant.

　　Mui plans to launch on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter in June next year, with a price range of $900-1200 (approximately RMB 6000-8000). This price is not cheap, but if you love minimalist electronic products, it is still worth buying.