So is this another MFI-type program? Am I going to need to design in some Apple-authorized chip to enable the handshake?
If it's bluetooth LE, can I expect to get decent range across the footprint of a home?
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are already washing machines that dry clothes - they are common in the UK. There are also dryers that sense moisture - they are common in the USA.
Sometimes you don't want to shrink your clothes and are looking for like 4% moisture left or something. There are tons of options left for more granular washing/drying of clothes that haven't been explored yet.
Our dryer, which wasn't very expensive, has loads of options - including to what level of dryness you want clothes done to - there are about 10 levels all the way from "completely dry" to "still a bit damp" (not the terms used).
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sometimes you don't want to shrink your clothes and are looking for like 4% moisture left or something. There are tons of options left for more granular washing/drying of clothes that haven't been explored yet.
Our dryer, which wasn't very expensive, has loads of options - including to what level of dryness you want clothes done to - there are about 10 levels all the way from "completely dry" to "still a bit damp" (not the terms used).
yes but does it notify twitter??
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#14favorite new feature by far. just awesome.
Have you heard of Android@Home?
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#15Now if a ton more hardware manufacturers would start designing around automation - like a washing machine that automatically started drying your clothes next, and an app that could see how dry they are and ask if you want to keep going, etc. Or an oven I could preheat from my couch.
Turn my lights on and off or start a fan would be great. You can even buy locks that will unlock with bluetooth but that makes me paranoid. http://www.amazon.com/Kwikset-925-Cylinder-Bluetooth-Deadbol...
> You can even buy locks that will unlock with bluetooth but that makes me paranoid.
Honestly, locks are so easy to pick that something with Bluetooth would probably be much more secure. A lock stops people from randomly walking into your house but anyone who actually cared about getting in would have no trouble.
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#16So is this another MFI-type program? Am I going to need to design in some Apple-authorized chip to enable the handshake? If it's bluetooth LE, can I expect to get decent range across the footprint of a home?
The idea is if you switch to Android next time your contract with your carrier expires, you won't be able to open your front door anymore.
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#17Here's hoping the "common protocol" they mentioned in the keynote is Z-Wave (strongly suggested base on Tim's use of the word "scenes" and the vendor list they put up) and not some Apple proprietary garbage. I'm still bitter about FaceTime being an 'open standard'.
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#18Now if a ton more hardware manufacturers would start designing around automation - like a washing machine that automatically started drying your clothes next, and an app that could see how dry they are and ask if you want to keep going, etc. Or an oven I could preheat from my couch.
There are already washing machines that dry clothes - they are common in the UK. There are also dryers that sense moisture - they are common in the USA.
I wish more combined washer/dryer models were imported into the US. Here the only combos seem to be geared towards small living spaces or RVs. I'd love to throw a load of wash into a machine, and have it come out washed and dry.
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#19This seems a lot like a response to Google's Nest acquisition. Google and Apple are rapidly moving in to an area with a lot of activity. There has been a recent surge of home automation startups and platforms like Revolv ( http://revolv.com/ ), SmartThings ( http://www.smartthings.com/ ), WigWag ( http://www.wigwag.com/ ). One of the problems they are addressing is how to marge multiple different home automation stan…
Yes, any mention of Nest was conspicuously absent during the WWDC keynote.
They went as far as to use a competing smart thermostat in their visuals - arguably a slight
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#20So is this another MFI-type program? Am I going to need to design in some Apple-authorized chip to enable the handshake? If it's bluetooth LE, can I expect to get decent range across the footprint of a home?
The idea is if you switch to Android next time your contract with your carrier expires, you won't be able to open your front door anymore.
Sure, you can open your front door. Just use a crowbar. Old-school hardware solution ftw!
But yeah, one of the biggest problems - perhaps the biggest problem - that the Internet of Things faces is devices growing obsolete in short order. Connector conspiracies via proprietary APIs is just a subset of that broader issue. I wouldn't want a chip-only door lock for the same reason I wouldn't want a chip in my body.