[chbot] Wifi Controlled Power Sockets / Internet of Things

[Ivo Gorny]

We have usable guest WiFi at Callaghan Innovation. Just ask me for the login details before (!) the next meeting, because IT is changing the credentials from time to time.

Cheers

Ivo

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From: chchrobotics-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz [mailto:chchrobotics-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz] On Behalf Of Volker Kuhlmann
Sent: Friday, 22 May 2015 12:41 p.m.
To: Christchurch Robotics
Subject: Re: [chbot] Wifi Controlled Power Sockets / Internet of Things

On Fri 22 May 2015 10:39:42 NZST +1200, Nick Rout wrote:

> Yeah I know why they do it. I looked at wifi controlled heat  pumps a
> while ago and they all seem to do the same - connect to the cloud and
> keep you attached to the manufacturer's ecosystem.

Well not in my house. I made my own heat pump control system years ago, it was relatively easy and just works. Warm house in the morning after cold nights. Always meant to bring it in, but lack of (usable) Internet has so far been in the way.

> I also wonder what happens when some of the smaller players go broke
> or lose interest,

You mean like Nest (I think it was)? They end up in the google cloud, and all your historic private data with it (with whatever excuse).

> I do have a philips hue lighting system which can connect to the
> 'cloud', but you don't need to in order to control your lights. I much prefer that.

I bet it's a European design. You can't get such a thing from North America. I have plans for my own.

Volker

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