Smart Homes For Everyone
from the getting-closer... dept
For years people have been talking about the idea of a "smart home" that will let you control everything from outside. There have been trials here and there, and even housing communities that were built around the idea. However, it has yet to really catch on beyond the really obsessive home automation folks who set it up themselves. Now, the Internet Home Alliance (a bunch of companies that really want to sell you more stuff) are running a smart home trial in Detroit. They'll wire up your home (and your car) so that you'll be able to control anything from anywhere. The whole thing (of course) will run over the internet, so it will only be a matter of time before the script kiddies out there are turning your thermostat up to 90 and locking your door immediately every time you unlock. What does a house do when it gets a DOS attack? I guess we'll soon find out.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
huh?
"They will be able to start a dialogue with the house," Mr Devlin told BBC News Online.
OK, but I'm not sure I want to talk to my house from my car. I do know that on some very cold mornings, I'd like to call my car from the house and have it start up, but in my neighborhood, that would leave me minus a car.
This article appeared to be full of people who've got too much time on their hands and hang around drink the same kool aid...
[ link to this | view in chronology ]