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23 February 2023 15:24

IoT at a push of a button as Shortcut Labs introduce MQTT integration for Flic

Flic buttons can now send MQTT messages through the Flic Hub.

30 January 2023 12:41

CITROËN CHOOSE FLIC TO MAKE ON-BOARD CONNECTIVITY EASIER & SAFER

Citroën chooses Flic to solve the problem that drivers can't access their vehicle's app while driving. Touching your phone while driving is both illegal and unsafe, yet electricalvehicles, lastmiledelivery, and the gigeconomy are painstakingly dependant on the use of apps. Flic make apps for drivers safe to interact with by providing physical shortcut buttons to apps.

28 December 2022 17:17

Get a First Look at Flic Twist, the Next Generation of Smart Home Control, at CES 2023

Get a first look at Flic Twist, the next generation of smart home control, at CES 2023. Join world leader in the Smart Button market, Flic, at stand #50535 to see Flic Twist and all our innovative products. Flic Twist enables users to control all smart devices, routines, and automations with just a push and rotate. Experience the future of smart home control at CES 2023.

1 September 2022 16:34

Shortcut Labs Future-proof All Flic Products with Matter

Shortcut Labs, the creator of Flic smart buttons joined the Matter Alliance by CSA. This new certification puts inter-compatibility of smart home devices on a whole new level and opens a whole new world of integrations for Flic products.

2 November 2021 19:00

Smart Home Innovation Flic Twist a Kickstarter Success

Flic Twist: The Wireless Dial for your Smart Home, is bound to become a reality as its Kickstarter was quickly funded. The project immediately raised its ask and well over 1500 people supported the project within its first hour. Flic twist is a controller that makes smart home features accessible for the whole family.

28 October 2021 14:33

Announcing Flic Twist: A Wireless Dial for the Entire Family, with Matter Support.

Flic Twist is a combined smart button and dial that makes it easy to control every aspect of a smart home, even for tech-averse family members, children and guests. Flic Twist is packed with clever features that have never been seen before. Like Flic’s previous products, Flic Twist is wireless, can be placed anywhere in the home, and can be endlessly configured to suit any use case. Release Nov 2.

17 June 2021 14:19

Shortcut Labs Anchor Partner with Bosch Group in the launch of Home Connect Plus

Shortcut Labs, the company behind Flic Smart Button, enters a partnership with Residential IoT Services GmbH, subsidiary of BOSCH. The partnership makes Flic one of the first triggers in Home Connect Plus.

2 June 2021 13:09

Flic 2 gets support for Samsung SmartThings

Flic 2 - the wireless smart button - adds another major smart home platform to its lineup of supported integrations. Flic users can now control Samsung SmartThings with their buttons - together with recently announced Apple HomeKit and Amazon Alexa.

14 April 2021 14:38

Flic releases Hub SDK and Device Manager so anyone can make own Smart Button Solutions

Flic releases a Software Development Kit for the Flic Hub and a device management platform. Advanced users can now write their own code on the Flic Hub. At the same time, businesses can deploy and monitor large installations of Flic Hubs and Flic buttons remotely. The dual release marks the completion of all delivery promises in the successful Flic 2 Kickstarter campaign. 

8 March 2021 16:06

Alexa at the push of a button - Flic first external button to trigger Amazon Alexa.

Talking to voice assistants can be frustrating, slow, and inaccurate, especially for frequently used commands. What if you could push a button instead? Flic just made that a reality - a button for Alexa. The release makes Flic the only available push button that can activate Alexa actions.

4 March 2021 14:21

Alexa at the push of a button - Flic Smart Button become the first external button to trigger Amazon Alexa.

Talking to voice assistants can be frustrating, slow, and inaccurate, especially for frequently used commands. What if you could push a button instead? Flic just made that a reality - a button for Alexa. Since Amazon discontinued the Echo Buttons last year, Flic is now the only available button to activate Alexa actions.

2 December 2020 14:00

Flic now Certified for HomeKit

Stockholm/Copenhagen 2 December 2020 Shortcut Labs announces Apple HomeKit support for Flic 2, making the already smallest and fastest wireless push-buttons on the market also the most versatile smart buttons available.