# Something big, yet small — speculation about 18th December launch event **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [December 12, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741 "2024-12-12T09:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/21 "2024-12-16T19:02:00Z")
I go for a Homey Display. First combo LG & Athom exposure with a (re)branded LG tablet supporting a loaded Homey OS image that has the Homey app/Dashboard on/it. ---
**Author:** ![Maurits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maurits/32/8884_2.png) [@Maurits](https://community.homey.app/u/Maurits)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/22 "2024-12-16T19:43:31Z")
If you increase the exposure from the thumbnail you might see a bit more of its shape… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Thibaud\_Lgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Thibaud\_Lgs](https://community.homey.app/u/Thibaud_Lgs)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/23 "2024-12-16T20:35:58Z")
![IMG_20241216_213527](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/c/7cfd6fcbfe8dd40f638b25dcea01484c11fd44c3.jpeg) Like that? ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/24 "2024-12-16T20:40:24Z")
Looks like a speaker,… will speech return? ---
**Author:** ![Maurits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maurits/32/8884_2.png) [@Maurits](https://community.homey.app/u/Maurits)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/25 "2024-12-16T20:50:35Z")
AI voice? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Lambeck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/justin_lambeck/32/122232_2.png) [@Justin\_Lambeck](https://community.homey.app/u/Justin_Lambeck)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/26 "2024-12-16T22:13:11Z")
I think it could be a mmWave sensor (very small) but with big impact/functionality. ---
**Author:** ![Trond\_Nordfjaern](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/trond_nordfjaern/32/49124_2.png) [@Trond\_Nordfjaern](https://community.homey.app/u/Trond_Nordfjaern)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/27 "2024-12-16T22:15:59Z")
Adressing critical bugs such as HP2019 and HP2023 randomly going offline for many? Maybe fixing the long withstanding issue of slow polling from the Hue Bridge instead of realtime push in the Hue app with bridge? Adressing issues/communications with various APIs seemingly growing in number? OTA firmware updates of devices? All are big, yet small things that would make the experience with Homey much better. ---
**Author:** ![JayR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jayr/32/123348_2.png) [@JayR](https://community.homey.app/u/JayR)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/29 "2024-12-17T14:43:54Z")
Just bought a Shelly Wall Display 😃 please no ---
**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/30 "2024-12-17T14:55:02Z")
Honestly dont care, already getting crazy on Homey Energy launch and the backfire on Homewizard. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Amersfoort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Amersfoort](https://community.homey.app/u/Amersfoort)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/31 "2024-12-17T13:12:55Z")
Any thoughts on the “Small but Mighty” announcement by Homey on YouTube? Premiere: December 18 at 7pm CET. ![2024-12-17 14_07_19-(67) Small but Mighty — Live Announcement and Q&A - YouTube](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/7/f7513ab323531749e1f2a67d1dfc9f6a4ab2d309.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TBrokke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tbrokke/32/122263_2.png) [@TBrokke](https://community.homey.app/u/TBrokke)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/32 "2024-12-17T14:03:50Z")
I was wondering about the same. I’m kinda hoping it’s not a new hub, as I just bought Homey Pro 2023 a couple of weeks ago… 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Waldo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/waldo/32/115680_2.png) [@Waldo](https://community.homey.app/u/Waldo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/35 "2024-12-17T15:50:53Z")
Seeing the teaser image it looks like another hardware introduction, so I’m hoping for a mmWave presence sensor. I do own an Aqara one, and the community developer did an amazing job getting it into HomeKit, a more native integration for such a device would be amazing! ---
**Author:** ![Theo\_de\_Koning](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theo_de_koning/32/136062_2.png) [@Theo\_de\_Koning](https://community.homey.app/u/Theo_de_Koning)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/36 "2024-12-17T15:53:37Z")
An “tabel” variable. kWhprice(hour, 1quarter, 2quarter, 3quarter, 4quarter) ---
**Author:** ![Homey-Cornelisse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/homey-cornelisse/32/147927_2.png) [@Homey-Cornelisse](https://community.homey.app/u/Homey-Cornelisse)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/37 "2024-12-17T17:20:19Z")
![IMG_0286](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/1/d17f5da7c8ed92e23d47f692ed2b524d6408edcb.jpeg) @Doekse I think this is a smart speaker so we can use ChatGPT with Homey to control our house and to stream sounds/TTS. Many people miss the speaker from the old Homey, and someone from the Athom team has already demonstrated a well-functioning OpenAI demo with Homey before. ---
**Author:** ![Waldo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/waldo/32/115680_2.png) [@Waldo](https://community.homey.app/u/Waldo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/38 "2024-12-18T08:36:55Z")
Also the previous teaser had a green glow, and this one has a blue one. That does match the energy tile and the activity tile ---
**Author:** ![Edgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Edgar](https://community.homey.app/u/Edgar)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/39 "2024-12-18T09:01:52Z")
I hope this is the truth… then I can also get rid of the Google services… Let it be true… also, I can imagine it would be a display since they introduced the p1, same as homewizard and their display. ---
**Author:** ![Charles\_MUNCH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/charles_munch/32/121470_2.png) [@Charles\_MUNCH](https://community.homey.app/u/Charles_MUNCH)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/40 "2024-12-18T11:47:32Z")
me too… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Maurits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/maurits/32/8884_2.png) [@Maurits](https://community.homey.app/u/Maurits)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/41 "2024-12-18T11:52:20Z")
Sticking with Homewizard. Cheaper as well 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Patrickske](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/patrickske/32/120831_2.png) [@Patrickske](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrickske)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/42 "2024-12-18T12:05:05Z")
I think that you are right. A Presence Sensor with Matter integration. ---
**Author:** ![rvanlaak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvanlaak/32/108826_2.png) [@rvanlaak](https://community.homey.app/u/rvanlaak)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/43 "2024-12-18T13:42:31Z")
Same for Perplexity AI, which indexes this forum as well 😉 > On December 18th, Homey is expected to announce “something big, yet small” for their smart home ecosystem. While the exact details are not confirmed, there are several speculations based on the teaser: > > 1. A miniature hub: Possibly a smaller version of the Homey Pro, designed for simpler setups or secondary locations[1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > 2. A new Homey Bridge: Potentially with Matter and Thread support [1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > 3. An infrared bridge: Similar to a Homey Broadlink device [1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > 4. A satellite device: To extend smart home coverage for various protocols like Zigbee and Z-Wave [1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > 5. Native device grouping feature: Allowing users to group multiple devices together [1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > 6. Swipe functionality for dashboards in the mobile app: Enabling users to swipe through different dashboards on their phones [1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > 7. A solution for long-standing issues with Aqara devices and IKEA routers [1](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741). > > The announcement is likely to be hardware-related, possibly combined with new software features. Given LG’s recent acquisition of Athom (Homey’s parent company), the new product might leverage both companies’ expertise [7](https://www.dutchitchannel.nl/news/462369/lg-electronics-neemt-homey-maker-athom-over). [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741.md?page=3)