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I watched the entire video and I still have no idea what it is or does.
by dmd 13y ago
I watched the entire video and I still have no idea what it is or does.
- yllus 13y agoMe either; I came here hoping for the explanation. My guess, from the amount of times they said "trilater-something", is that it uses radio waves and triangulation to figure out where people are in a home/office? Maybe?
- cypher543 13y agoIt's essentially a home automation controller that bridges the many different monitoring and control protocols together with spatial awareness.
- bobbles 13y agoI cant watch the video but did you try scrolling down the page? It explains that it uses a series of sensors to keep you informed about your appliances, possesions and property. eg. someone is moving your valuables around, or someone left the heater turned on with no one home.
- thatguydan 13y agoDan from Ninja here. That's what happens when you try and explain something geeky to a broad audience... but for the techies... It's a powerful (same chip as beaglebone black) ARM computer with WiFi, BLE and ZigBee radios. Runs ubuntu. Everything open source. Almost all Node.JS. It uses open source drivers to connect to devices and learns how they operate, building a model. If something is out of place, it notifies you and gives you context aware control. For example if nobody is at home and the heater is on, it will alert the last person to leave and give them the option to turn it off. Key new tech is positioning with little USB powered dongles placed around your house and Leap-motion style (but simpler, no 3d hands) gestures for controlling lights, temp, etc. Everything the NinjaBlock did, but all built-in (no more dongles for wifi etc). Hope that clarifies a bit!
- outside1234 13y agoIs the service it runs open source so we can run it completely in our home?
- wolfeidau 13y agoYes one of goals is to open source the entire platform.
- outside1234 13y agoWhat's the hold up?
- malandrew 13y agoI don't work for ninja blocks, but I'm familiar with this exact problem. It's not trivial to get the licensing right so that you maximize your economic potential, but still leave the option open for people to host their own setup. They want to get rich and give the world maximal freedom. That's a hard problem.
- voltagex_ 13y agoCan I run it without it having a connection to your servers?
- babby 13y agoThis is pretty much the only important question
- smelliot 13y agoIt's very important, and the first one I'd be asking if I wasn't a Ninja. Right now, no. But it's something everyone wants. The main thing standing in the way at the moment is that the rules engine runs in only the cloud, but we will make it run locally as well. It's just a timing/effort thing. (and open-source will mean others can work towards it too)