Turn ordinary blinds into smart ones with this easy upgrade - no replacement needed. Learn the budget-friendly way to ...

The $119 Sunsa Wand promises to “make your blinds smart in minutes” by replacing the tilt wand that is common on many horizontal and some vertical blinds. The Sunsa Wand can’t open or close ...

The device only works with blinds that have an existing tilt wand (so it won’t work with pull chain models). The almost six-inch-long motor attaches to the wand to twist it open and closed.

The SwitchBot Blind Tilt will turn any standard venetian blinds into smart blinds by using a motor to twist the control wand for you. It's a very simple idea, but one that SwitchBot has executed well.

The tilting of the blinds is handled by the wand tilt mechanism or the cord tilt mechanism. These mechanisms turn the gears, which turn the rod, the drums, which pulls the ladder strings to tilt ...