I could not find any reference to this in a quick search:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by
This is the description of the Home Automation capabilities of the router:
A majority of home automation systems that are available these days typically deem it necessary for you to hold extensive and expert programming knowledge. The worst part about them is that just about anyone can hack them – they aren't safe at all. On the other hand, there’s Soap, which uses the latest communication and safety protocols to allow you to control the garage, lights, locks and all other electronic devices around your place – easy access to your digital home environment is guaranteed! Through it, you would get to acquire all-inclusive home control solutions using:
I see it as a risky project, given everything what they are proposing. Actually, they mention several networks: Wifi, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth, etc. - but there is no mention on how the software will support them. It is very promising anyway. The screenless version, at $70 for early adopters right now has a fair price even if it only offers the regular router+wifi functionality, so I pledged to it.
Actually, according to KickSpy, it looks like the project is well positioned to be funded. It could even reach a 200% funding:
http://www.kickspy.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by
You can also see further details on the features at their website: http://imsoap.com
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by
This is the description of the Home Automation capabilities of the router:
A majority of home automation systems that are available these days typically deem it necessary for you to hold extensive and expert programming knowledge. The worst part about them is that just about anyone can hack them – they aren't safe at all. On the other hand, there’s Soap, which uses the latest communication and safety protocols to allow you to control the garage, lights, locks and all other electronic devices around your place – easy access to your digital home environment is guaranteed! Through it, you would get to acquire all-inclusive home control solutions using:
- Insteon
- ZigBee
- Z-Wave
- Wemo
- TCP
- BLE
- Vuezone
- and a lot more
I see it as a risky project, given everything what they are proposing. Actually, they mention several networks: Wifi, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth, etc. - but there is no mention on how the software will support them. It is very promising anyway. The screenless version, at $70 for early adopters right now has a fair price even if it only offers the regular router+wifi functionality, so I pledged to it.
Actually, according to KickSpy, it looks like the project is well positioned to be funded. It could even reach a 200% funding:
http://www.kickspy.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by
You can also see further details on the features at their website: http://imsoap.com