This smart home controller is literally a piece of wood
TL;DR
The Mui Board is a minimalist, smart home controller made from wood, first shown in 2019 and now shipping in limited quantities. It offers a screen-free interface for controlling home tech, as experienced by a tech journalist.
One of the fun parts of being a tech journalist for over a decade is that occasionally you get to watch a truly unique gadget go from concept to reality - and, eventually, into your living room. That's the case with the Mui Board, a smart home controller built into a piece of wood.
The Mui was first demoed at CES in 2019, and I've seen it at several shows over the years, in various iterations, always with the promise that it would ship soon. Well, this year it did (in limited quantities!), and I finally got to try one out in my living room.