[colug-432] 2015-04-22 GDIC Scribbles home automation sharepoint nest thermostate smartthings samsung upb zigbee insteon ifthisthenthat x10 apple home kit

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home automation
wp:SharePoint
    Microsoft's web application framework
nest thermostat
wp:Nest Labs
    bought by Google for $3.2G

wp: prefix means Wikipedia
To get good answers, consider following the advice in the links below.
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20090627155454/www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quo
ting.html

wp:SmartThings
    bought by Samsung for $200M
    $99 starter kit 2 sensors
    https://shop.smartthings.com/

UPB universal powerline bus (upgraded version of X10)
    wp:Universal powerline bus
    insecure

ZigBee: not friendly for open source

Z-Wave: 
    peers
    source-routed mesh network
    hackable 
        wp:Cryptographic nonce
        TI CC1110 $75/2
    Wynn door locks

wp:Insteon: power lines or RF

ifthisthenthat.com
https://ifttt.com/

apple home kit

portability
    X10