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Home automation stuff particularly seems... problematic for the current market. Houses and stuff installed in them regularly out-live these product lines, and
by Groxx 3y ago
Home automation stuff particularly seems... problematic for the current market.
Houses and stuff installed in them regularly out-live these product lines, and many of them are proprietary and only work with their brand, possibly that one product line. If you're willing to consider them disposable and are alright with that, that might be reasonable and they do some neat stuff, but they're certainly not systems that last :\
- ehnto 3y agoI would love to hear of counter-examples, what pieces of tech that rely on third party service have actually lasted more than 10 years? I don't trust a SaaS to stick around for 6 months, let alone integrate into a 30+ year home.
- simonjgreen 3y agoAll of my ZigBee lighting. My house has been entirely ZigBee for over a decade. If by third party service you mean cloud then I'd suggest Hue, but I actually run mine locally.
- xattt 3y agoHubitat is exactly this (runs locally), but with a lot more support for what gets blessed but the corporate owner.
- Groxx 3y agoZigBee seems like one of the few long-term-reasonable options, yeah. Self-hosting (as an option! it's insane for most, but it guarantees replacements can be made) and a reasonable standard is critical for longevity.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoWell, the power company is a third party. The city water supply has lasted more than 10 years. Perhaps we can get IoT services regulated the same way.