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TECH ValidatedEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.

Smart Home Device Control

4
builder posts asking
latest ask seen today
+1 product post seen in community
see the posts →
4
different people asking
across 1 platform
who →
13
rivals shipping · web scan
see prices →
$4.99
cheapest rival / mo
range →

In their words

"I've used it twice so far and I love it, and I ordered a couple more smart plugs so I could control it from Home Assistant" — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗

What they tried & dropped

Extracted word-for-word from the evidence posts below — every item is quoted verbatim from a real builder.

smart plugs — "it doesn't work" verbatimsign in to trace ↗
VZM35-SN Blue Fan Switch — "shows up as having three speeds like a ceiling fan" verbatimsign in to trace ↗

Hard requirements

Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.

must work with candle warmer's controller/dimmershow up as on/off onlyoffline capabilityintegration with existing switch

Competitor pricing

Named rivals & real prices 🔒
Rivals charge $4.99-$1899/mo · names — log in ↗

How we checked

Where we searched
2 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
63 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
today · auto-refreshed every 10 days

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Every source post · named rivals with real prices · what builders tried & dropped · quantified pain — all traceable to the original posts

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What the numbers suggest

13 rivals shipping (fact bar) see prices → market is crowded; differentiate on the unmet requirements above, don't compete on breadth.
4 builder posts asking · 4 different people (fact bar) see posts → demand is independently reported, not one person repeating themselves.
4 demand signals vs 13 shipping rivals → supply already outweighs demand — enter only with an edge.
0 willingness-to-pay quotes yetno one has named a price — validate pricing before building.
last new signal today → conversation is live now.

Signal history

4 tracked posts (4 asks · 0 product/news) first post Mar 2026 ▲ 1 in the last 30 days
2026-03-21 · +1 post · 1 on record2026-06-29 · +1 post · 2 on record2026-08-05 · +1 post · 3 on record2026-09-23 · +1 post · 4 on record 4 0 Mar 2026 today

Cumulative tracked posts (asks + products + news) by original post date · GapMine tracked communities — not search volume · every step traces to a real post in the evidence record (sign in to read them).

Evidence pool

Top 3 of 4 builder posts asking on record — each insight links back to a real one.

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