The Greenlight Family Hub is a digital wall calendar that combines shared scheduling with chore tracking, family location features, and a digital photo frame. The 15.6-inch model tested by WIRED is currently discounted to $199 ahead of Black Friday, making it substantially less expensive than other recommended digital wall calendars, which typically cost at least $300.
Greenlight began as a debit-card service for children and later expanded into app-based family tools, including chores with pocket-money payments and family location tracking. The company created the Family Hub to bring those features together while adding a calendar similar to the functionality offered by products such as Skylight.
The 15.6-inch Family Hub has a $100 discount and currently costs $199. A smaller 10.1-inch model is also on sale, with $30 off bringing its price to $169.
What the Family Hub offers
The Family Hub’s calendar displays everyone’s schedule in one place. It also includes dedicated tabs for chores and family locations, and it can function as a digital photo frame without an additional charge.
Family location sharing requires a subscription to Greenlight’s Family Hub+ plan. The subscription also provides access to Greenlight’s voice assistant, which lets users ask the hub questions.
The device is particularly useful for parents who want to monitor how consistently their children complete chores. Families can also attach pocket-money payments to chores. The reviewer described using it with a 4-year-old whose only chore is brushing his teeth at night.
Design and overall impression
The Family Hub can also suit households without children. Its cool, gender-neutral and modern icons are more stylish than the cheerful pastel interfaces used by Skylight and similar products. Although the device is less expensive than many alternatives, it avoids the distinctly Android-like appearance found on some cheaper models.
In testing, the Hub stood out for combining a digital photo frame, calendar and optional voice assistant in one device. The current sale makes it an appealing way to add a shared family calendar before the holidays, and it could also serve as a gift for a parent or another family member.
Source: www.wired.com
