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In another loss for early smart home adopters, Logitech has announced that it will brick all Pop switches on October 15.<\/p>\n

In August of 2016, Logitech launched Pop switches, which provide quick access to a range of smart home actions, including third-party gadgets. For example, people could set their Pop buttons to launch Philips Hue<\/a> or Insteon lighting<\/a> presets, play a playlist from their Sonos speaker, or control Lutron smart blinds. Each button could store three actions, worked by identifying smart home devices on a shared Wi-Fi network, and was controllable via a dedicated Android or iOS app. The Pop Home Switch Starter Pack launched at $100, and individual Pop Add-on Home Switches debuted at $40 each.<\/p>\n

A company spokesperson told Ars Technica that Logitech informed customers on September 29 that their Pop switches would soon become e-waste. According to copies<\/a> of the email shared via Reddit<\/a>, Logitech\u2019s notice said:<\/p>\n

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