App-centric approach to home automation previewed at Pepcom
23 October 2013 by Steve Blum
consumer electronics, doorbot, dropcom, geek stuff, home automation, honeywell, kevo, mobile, pepcom
consumer electronics, doorbot, dropcom, geek stuff, home automation, honeywell, kevo, mobile, pepcom
No need to worry when a ‘bot has your back.
Home automation is taking a step back from integration and interoperability. Judging by the the companies previewing products at the Pepcom Holiday Spectacular in San Francisco last week, the latest, shopper-friendly strategy is to turn smart phones into home control centers simply by crowding single-purpose apps together on a screen.
Three companies – DoorBot, Dropcam and Honeywell – were showing smart phone-networked home automation devices and a fourth – Kevo – takes the direct route to iPhones via Bluetooth.… More