# Smartphone-Tracking Home Hubs The 'Range' Smart Home Hubs Let You Know Who's in the House By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-03-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-hubs References: [betalist](https://betalist.com/startups/range-smart) & [getrange](https://www.getrange.com) The 'Range' smart home hubs work to provide users with the ability to set up [IFTTT](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radiator-thermostat-e1) capabilities with a wide array of different smart devices within the home without having to manually prompt them every time they return home. Utilizing WiFi and BLE signals, the 'Range' hub can instantly recognize when you come home and react accordingly. This enables the 'Range' to prompt other device within the home to react according to who it is that has arrived home. The 'Range' smart home hubs also work to offer an [activity feed for your home](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/presence-multisensor-fp300) to let you know when someone has arrived home, if they're in the house and much more. This technology can work without the need for cameras or motion sensors for a more intuitive experience. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Smart Home Hubs:** Smart home hubs provide automated and intuitive control over a wide range of home devices with prompts based on wifi and bluetooth signals. - **IFTTT Capabilities:** IFTTT capabilities allow for seamless and intelligent integration of smart devices and other home systems for a comprehensively connected experience. - **Activity Monitoring:** Activity monitoring systems provide real-time information about the state of the home, offering insights into who is present and their whereabouts. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Internet of Things (iot):** The Internet of Things (IoT) industry can leverage smart home hubs and intelligent activity monitoring to create an immersive, automated and intuitive home experience. - **Home Automation:** Home automation companies can utilize more efficient and intuitive systems such as IFTTT and activity monitoring for their smart home solutions for maximum convenience and comfort. - **Security Systems:** Security systems providers can leverage granular activity monitoring with advanced analytics to create more efficient, secure and intelligent home security solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Climate-Controlling Smart Home Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hub2.md) - [Gamified Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/majordom-smart-home-hub.md) - [AI-Powered Smart Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-home-hub.md) - [Accessible Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-smartthings-station.md) - [Accessible Smart Home Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-smart-home-sensors.md) - [Centralized Home Technology Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aqara-hub-m3.md) - [Unified Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cisco-home-hub.md) - [In-Sync Smart Home Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aqara-smart-home-devices.md) - [Minimalist Wooden Smart Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matter-ready-mui-platform.md)