There was news today that Samsung has acauired SmartThings, a start up that will operate all your home appliances including garage doors with a router that sends out commands that you send over the Internet.
http://blog.smartthings.com/news/smartthings-updates/smartthings-samsung-open-platform/
Right now SmartThings have stuff for iOS and Android only.
You can buy your stuff now to remodel your home.
https://shop.smartthings.com/#!/
Google of course started the ball rolling, buying up Nest, the smart-home thermostat and the Dropcam via Nest to monitor homes with a Wi-Fi camera.
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-buying-nest-for-35-billion-2014-1
I believe Samsung ($200 Million) made a much better deal than Google ($3.2 Billion).
Read this informative article on the Forbes magazine.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2014/07/08/apple-and-google-dominate-internet-of-things-influence-with-home-automation-efforts/
http://blog.smartthings.com/news/smartthings-updates/smartthings-samsung-open-platform/
Right now SmartThings have stuff for iOS and Android only.
You can buy your stuff now to remodel your home.
https://shop.smartthings.com/#!/
Google of course started the ball rolling, buying up Nest, the smart-home thermostat and the Dropcam via Nest to monitor homes with a Wi-Fi camera.
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-buying-nest-for-35-billion-2014-1
I believe Samsung ($200 Million) made a much better deal than Google ($3.2 Billion).
Read this informative article on the Forbes magazine.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2014/07/08/apple-and-google-dominate-internet-of-things-influence-with-home-automation-efforts/
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