New Open Smarthome Standard
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https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/12/amazon-apple-google-and-the-zigbee-alliance-to-develop-connectivity-standard/
Of course its way too early to see if this will progress but I think this is really a good step in the right direction. Also, Zigbee is the best technology to pull this off. Its cheap, can run forever on a battery, and quite reliable as the number of units grow. Z-Wave, being a more technology, was best not selected here. Also, Wi-Fi is getting more popular here, but really, its not a great smarthome technology due to spectrum limits and power needs.
We'll see where this goes....
Sorry for the repeat but the above post messed up so I'll try to delete..
Of course its way too early to see if this will progress but I think this is really a good step in the right direction. Also, Zigbee is the best technology to pull this off. Its cheap, can run forever on a battery, and quite reliable as the number of units grow. Z-Wave, being a more technology, was best not selected here. Also, Wi-Fi is getting more popular here, but really, its not a great smarthome technology due to spectrum limits and power needs.
We'll see where this goes....
Sorry for the repeat but the above post messed up so I'll try to delete..
pvrfan
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Related: Apple opensources the Homekit Accessory Developer Kit for non-commerical use:
https://github.com/apple/HomeKitADK
Craig
https://github.com/apple/HomeKitADK
Craig
Deane Johnson
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It's about time the industry figured out it's being held back by not having a common standard.
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