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You won't be doing this on an iPhone any time soon.

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cynics

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I use Honeywell Redlink app on iOS to control my thermostat. It's kind of gimmicky since I program the thermostat and rarely use it. But on days that the weather gets weird and I do use it it works well.

Lights, meh. I can do that manually when I'm home and I don't have much need for it when I'm not home.

I would like something for my security alarm though. Something that I can activate and deactivate and also alerts me if it goes off. I'm sure Honeywell has a solution though with a proprietary apps. I find that generally works better anyway.

Someone above mentioned filling the bathtub up. I don't have an app for that but I do have a remote for it that's tied into my Rinnai tankless water heater. Basically it sets the temps and gallons, you just turn on the hot water and walk away it does the rest. I didn't buy it for that reason, just a feature it has.
 
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The-Real-Deal82

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Michael Goff said:
Good thing technology isn't made specifically to what you want then.
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I'm all for technology and innovation but technology that finds a way for people become slightly more lazy than they actually are is something I can choose to live without for now. As I said its nice to see things like this demonstrated but with obesity at an all time high, I think we should be supporting innovation that encourages people to be more active on their feet lol.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
I'm all for technology and innovation but technology that finds a way for people become slightly more lazy than they actually are is something I can choose to live without for now. As I said its nice to see things like this demonstrated but with obesity at an all time high, I think we should be supporting innovation that encourages people to be more active on their feet lol.
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Right now, we only see "people being lazy". Imagine if it helps a disabled person be just a little more self-sufficient. It'd be more than worth it to me if it even did that for one person.
 
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cynics

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Coming from Android to iOS I do feel a lot of apps on iOS feel forced. I think iOS restrictions play a big part in that. This is good for security but hurts the user experience.

When it comes to streaming media it seems a lot easier on Android especially. I can throw a video onto a television using Android + any server (PS3, Xbox, etc) with no setup on the server end at all. While that's easy to do with an ATV not everyone has one. Regardless the hold up is iOS in that regard.

The same with automation. If an app has enough power with the OS it can do some cool stuff. For example, there are already apps like Tasker that can do things based on location. There just needs to be an app written that can be set to turn open your garage door and turn on the lights in your house based on time an location with Android. It would be very difficult to do that with iOS, and if two apps were required (one to activate another) its impossible. It would have to be done manually.
 
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Am I the only one that thinks saying these commands takes longer than doing them yourself?

I can see the application for his "I'm home" command, and there are a hundred third party devices like WeMo that will even be easy for a rookie to set up and use on iOS/Android.

But pretty much everything he did I'd rather do with a traditional remote.
 
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sk1wbw said:
Uh, technology already permits people to this very thing.
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Somebody posted a link of it being done with an iOS device and the help of a raspberry pi. Nobody has posted any real link showing Siri controlling a house without the help of a Pi.
 
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animalx said:
Like I said, you won't be doing that with an iPhone any time soon. That's not an iPhone controlling that. That's Rasberry Pi controlling it, and the iPhone is merely a remote to control Rasberry Pi. The phone itself isn't controlling anything. The video I posted shows the phone actually controlling everything.
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Did you even read the video description or were you too busy trying to start an Android circlejerk?
Using Tasker plugins AutoVoice and AutoRemote to control a Micasaverde Home Automation gateway and Google TV.
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So please tell me how the Android phone isn't a remote.
 
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All that **** in the video would probably take about 30 seconds to do without the help of a smartphone, must we really be so lazy? Sure it's cool and all but I mean, I'd much rather walk over to the lights, turn them off and grab my remote.

However, this does create an awesome opportunity for the elderly, or disabled who simply aren't able to perform these tasks easily and it's a new platform for them to use.

Very cool in summary, but at the end of the day, I prefer using my hands!
 
paulbennett95

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adnbek said:
Did you even read the thread? There's a link posted showing the iPhone doing the exact same thing.
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FOOL! Reading the thread before making an asinine comment takes too much effort! Now if my phone could read back the thread to me, maybe then... :p

And for anyone who said the iPhone is just controlling a RPi and not the actual lightbulbs and switches: how do you think the android app controls and communicates with them? It magically commands a lightbulb to turn on?
No, the circuits are hooked up to a computer, there's literally no other way. I don't know about you, but my lightbulbs don't come with wireless-capabilities out of the box.
Check your privilege.
 
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NT1440

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animalx said:
Like I said, you won't be doing that with an iPhone any time soon. That's not an iPhone controlling that. That's Rasberry Pi controlling it, and the iPhone is merely a remote to control Rasberry Pi. The phone itself isn't controlling anything. The video I posted shows the phone actually controlling everything.
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You clearly don't know much about how these things work. You don't think there is a pc or other device in that house controlling everything? Both videos are the exact same concept done on different platforms.
 
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