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We're all in luck because the Home Assistant community [1] is on it. It's still a bit of a tinkerer's domain but things are rapidly evolving and becoming more u

• kazen44 8y ago
  Also, IKEA has simple, but very effective home automation (lighting and plugs for now though more will come) that is dead simple to use and can work without an internet connection[1] Also, home assistant integration is dead easy and it's very cheap compared to comparable products. (Especially because amazon's offerings are vastly overpriced in countries where they have no locations). https://www.iot-tests.org/2017/04/ikea-tradfri-a-smart-light-in-the-darkness-of-iot-security/ https://www.iot-tests.org/2017/04/ikea-tradfri-a-smart-light...
  • tfha 8y ago
    "Works without an Internet connection" That's all I want. Why did the first two generations of smart home equipment require a cloud? That's harder to develop. blegh
    • CamperBob2 8y ago
      Because good luck getting VC funding for anything that doesn't imprison the user in your company's cloud.
      • kazen44 8y ago
        companies like IKEA and phillip's don't need VC funding to launch a new product line though.