Athom, the brand behind the Homey smart home hub, is increasing prices for its Homey Pro and Homey Pro mini devices starting June 1st. This price adjustment is attributed to a global shortage and subsequent cost increase of RAM and eMMC storage components, a phenomenon dubbed "RAMmageddon." The company's supplier, Raspberry Pi, has also passed on higher costs for the compute modules used in the hubs. While the Homey Pro will see a $50 increase in both the US and Europe, the Pro mini will also experience a similar hike in its respective markets. Athom assures customers that other products in their ecosystem, such as the Homey Bridge and Self-Hosted Server, will not be affected by these price changes as they do not rely on the same memory-intensive hardware. AI
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IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operators; reflects broader component cost pressures affecting consumer electronics.
RANK_REASON Product price increase due to supply chain issues.
