With regard to your last paragraph: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smartthings/smartthings-make-your-world-smarter http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sma

With regard to your last paragraph: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smartthings/smartthings-make-your-world-smarter http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smartthings/smartthings-... Full Disclosure: I know one the founders. Amazing guys working on some very cool things.