Transcript The Connected Home - Computers and Technology

THE CONNECTED
HOME
FRANK MAY
10/20/2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• What is a “Connected Home”?
• What does (or can) it look like today?
• Connected household products
• Some trends
• The dark side of all of this!
CONNECTED HOME DEVICES
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Devices are connected through the internet with unique identifiers
that allow them to transmit and receive data and communicate with
each other
By 202, there will be 26 times as many connected things as humans
on the planet
Device examples:
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Light bulbs – typically use bridging device
Shirts – Polotech shirt by Ralph Lauren
Refrigerators – keep track of food stocks/ expiration data
TV sets – Internet apps, user content, streaming providers, interactive
services
Washing machines – remote control, alerts, water and energy usage,
troubleshooting
Security systems
Air conditioners
Lawn sprinklers
Cooking appliances
Thermostats
What Does the
Network Look Like
In Our Homes
Today?
Manufacturer
Smart
Devices
Internet
Cable
Modem
So What Changes As
Smart Devices Are Added
to the Network?
Router
Bridge
Computer
Products for the Connected Home
BASIC CONNECTED HOME DEVICE ARCHITECTURE
Internet
Wireless
Network
LET’S LOOK AT SOME DEVICES THAT ARE
VAILABLE NOW…
SAMSUNG FAMILY HUB
REFRIGERATOR
Built in cameras
Shared family calendar
Online grocery shopping
Sticky notes
Recipe suggestions
Music streaming through Pandora
Remote Smartphone application
NEST RING
DOORBELL
RACHIO SMART SPRINKLER CONTROLLER, 16
ZONE 1ST GENERATION, WORKS WITH ALEXA
LEVITON SECURITY AND HOME AUTOMATION
PACKAGE
LEVITON SECURITY AND HOME AUTOMATION
PACKAGE – WHAT’S INCLUDED…
LEVITON SECURITY AND HOME AUTOMATION
PACKAGE – WHAT’S INCLUDED…
MORE DEVICES FOR FOOD PREPARATION…
MORE DEVICES FOR FOOD PREPARATION…
MORE DEVICES FOR FOOD PREPARATION…
NEW INPUT DEVICES FOR THE SMARTER HOME…
Voice Recognition
Smart watches
Personal assistants
Pull different applications/devices together
Home automation/control dashboard
AMAZON ECHO DOT
Echo Dot (2nd Generation) is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home
devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms, and more
Connects to speakers or headphones through Bluetooth or 3.5 mm stereo cable to play music from Prime Music,
Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn
Controls lights, fans, switches, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, and more with compatible connected devices
from WeMo, Philips Hue, Samsung SmartThings, Nest, ecobee, and others
Hears you from across the room with 7 far-field microphones for hands-free control, even in noisy environments
or while playing music
Includes a built-in speaker so it can work on its own as a smart alarm clock in the bedroom, an assistant in the
kitchen, or anywhere you might want a voice-controlled computer
Always getting smarter and adding new features, plus thousands of skills like Uber, Domino's, and more
Amazon Echo is not required to use Echo Dot
AMAZON ECHO
CONNECT THE ECHO TO INSTEON HUB AND
SWITCHES AND OTHER DEVICES
CONNECT THE ECHO TO INSTEON HUB AND
SWITCHES AND OTHER DEVICES
CONNECT THE ECHO TO INSTEON HUB AND
SWITCHES AND OTHER DEVICES
CONNECT THE ECHO TO INSTEON HUB AND
SWITCHES AND OTHER DEVICES
WINK CONNECTED HOME HUB
• Many compatible Devices
• Price – around $50
• Connection protocols
• Bluetooth LE
• Lutron ClearConnect
• Wi-Fi
• Z-Wave
• Zigbee
• Buggy, confusing to pair, no 5Ghz Wi-Fi support
• After current bugs are fixed could be the best solution
WINK CONNECTED HOME HUB
CONNECTED HOME IN RETAIL
• Automatic Shopping
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Printers
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Refrigerators
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Consumer purchases will be largely automated
• More data in less time
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Wearable fitness devices
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Personal details available
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Big data
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Where are you?
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Health issues
• Press a button, speak a command
• Buy direct from manufacturers or wholesalers
Just How Smart Do You Want Your Blender to Be?
Jacob Silverman, June 14, 2016 – New York Times Magazine
• Smart
• Proto-Germanic word for “pain”
• Smart Bombs
• What is presented as an upgrade is actually a stealthy euphemism for
“surveillance”
• Smart Lighting, bathroom scale or door locks – What do these
devices tell the manufacturer?
• Don’t buy devices – Rent and operate these devices on terms set by
the company
• Software can be changed by the manufacturer
• Cars – Starter interrupt devices – If you don’t pay, shutoff the device?
• Shutoff device if not used properly – smart phone
SOME PRIVACY ISSUES TO CONSIDER
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What data is available from different devices?
Network access can be gained through unprotected devices
Security is not built in to many smart devices today
Example – webcam in child’s bedroom
Turn off devices – extortion
Who owns the data stream from devices?
Some Security Precautions
• Strengthen router password
• Give each gadget a unique password
• Install mobile device security programs
STATUS OF THE CONNECTED HOME
Smart Phone has revolutionized this market
Wireless is decreasing both cost and viability
Many interesting devices in the works
How many of these are really useful?
Integration of devices in its infancy
Technology will be part of our lives – whether we like it or not!
Real Issues Today
• Privacy
• Security
• Artificial Intelligence – a subject for another day!!
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