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I feel like there's some kind of rush to become the box/service that runs your smart home. None of these vertically integrated solutions is going to cover all o
by amirmc 12y ago
I feel like there's some kind of rush to become the box/service that runs your smart home. None of these vertically integrated solutions is going to cover all of the use-cases or user desires, yet it seems that everyone want to be the one that sells you their proprietary (and bug-ridden) box.
It would be much easier if most of this stuff could be shipped as software that you can install (somehow) into a box of your choosing and pull together components for your home as you see fit. This field isn't ready for consumers per se but those with a more hacky mindset would probably uncover the useful bits, which could later be picked up as integrated solutions. The only thing I've come across that's like this is openHAB (http://www.openhab.org http://www.openhab.org)
- nodata 12y agoIs openHAB still WebKit only?
- semi-extrinsic 12y agoYou really should check out Telldus (http://www.telldus.se http://www.telldus.se). Their Tellstick Net is simple enough that my father installed his own setup at the summer house, where he has a thermo sensor and two heaters plugged in to remote socket receivers. So when my parents are going there for the weekend, he checks the app on his phone before leaving to see how cold it is, turns on one or both heaters from the app, and the place is warm when they arrive. All of this is available in brick-and-mortar stores in Europe, total cost is something like $200.