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don't mean to spam, but can the opensource world just do something better? clearly apple is going to use some super apple only thing...and always will I tried
by dmritard96 12y ago
don't mean to spam, but can the opensource world just do something better? clearly apple is going to use some super apple only thing...and always will
I tried a while back, and it looks awfully similar to what apple is doing...
I use it all the time, manages my lights, my server, my IR electronics, through the UI or on a schedule. Has macros, etc. doesn't have the fancy detection features although at the time those were just starting to be talked about. Wouldn't be a hard extension.
https://github.com/dandroid88/webmote https://github.com/dandroid88/webmote
There are better ones out there, but my main point is that is some recent grad can hack this out on some nights and weekends, why are we waiting for apple , and verizon, and att and comcast and google....
- burkaman 12y agoWell "we" aren't waiting, lots of people set this kind of thing up themselves with a few Raspberry Pis and software like the one you linked. The reason people wait for commercial alternatives is obviously ease of installation, support, etc., but there are also some features the big guys can offer that open source just can't compete with. Voice recognition is one, what if you want to talk to your TV or set your alarm while you're lying in bed? Open source speech recognition is passable, but there is no open source package that lets you do a hands-free "OK Google" trigger word type of thing. You'd have to pay thousands for that, in which case maybe you'll just wait for Google or Apple to integrate it into their home automation products.
- dmritard96 12y agohttp://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/ http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/ http://jasperproject.github.io/ http://jasperproject.github.io/ agreed though on the nice packaging/ease of use. i'm hoping the hardware revolution can change that though.