Google announces Android@Home framework for home automation
As a huge fan of home automation and smart homes I was excited by Googles announcement last week of Android@Home. The potential is huge and with all the proliferation of different standards in this space we have all been waiting for someone big to step in. Android is perfect for this space, especially with it's roots in Java and Linux. Java took a few runs at bringing together devices (remember JXTA and Jini?) but Sun lacked the industry presence and relied on slow standards processes. Google with Android can simply target this space and standardize later.
I for one am very excited to see how this develops. With Android being an open platform I would ideally love to see a small home automation server in a box that allows me to mix and match Insteon, ZigBee, Z-Wave, RFID, new devices based on Google owns standards, and anything else you care to think of.
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