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Huh? It needs my phone to be present to turn on the lights? What if my wife wants to turn on the lights? Why does it need to talk to a phone? Wouldn't a zigbee
by splitbrain 8y ago
Huh? It needs my phone to be present to turn on the lights? What if my wife wants to turn on the lights? Why does it need to talk to a phone? Wouldn't a zigbee device compatible with the hue bridge make more sense?
- conesus 8y agoIn that case you'd be better off connecting it to a communal iPad or to a Mac that lives at home.
- StavrosK 8y agoOoh you may want to make it (much, much) clearer that this won't work without an Apple device.
- oh_sigh 8y agoHow many wireless standards are there?
- masukomi 8y agoabout 18 so far (according to wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11
- jd20 8y agoMaybe a good idea for a future add-on to this product: sell a stand-alone hub (something like a Raspberry Pi) that could replace the need for an iOS or MacOS device. You could still use an iOS (or Android) app to configure the hub. It'd add a bit to the price, but clearly not everyone has a spare Apple device sitting around, that is always-on.
- roel_v 8y agoThere are dozens of this sort of 'home automation hub' on the market already; some of the based on Raspberry Pi, or on COTS hardware, or dedicated devices.