Circa 2015 or so, it seemed like you couldn’t move a finger without being bombarded with ads and articles about ‘smart homes’ and the ‘internet of things’ — all …
I once bought a home security setup from a famous four-letter brand. After five years, the base station to which the cameras connected received and update. After it rebooted, it didn’t recognize four of the cameras and told me I should just get newer ones, because that kind of thing happens with older models.
And that is when the Smart Home bubble popped at manxu’s Newly Dumb Home. Very open to open source connectivity, the functionality was great, but I am never again buying into a closed ecosystem.
I once bought a home security setup from a famous four-letter brand. After five years, the base station to which the cameras connected received and update. After it rebooted, it didn’t recognize four of the cameras and told me I should just get newer ones, because that kind of thing happens with older models.
And that is when the Smart Home bubble popped at manxu’s Newly Dumb Home. Very open to open source connectivity, the functionality was great, but I am never again buying into a closed ecosystem.