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If your beer fridge, outside light, TV and washing machine had an API, would you write apps to control them?

Survey period: 8 Sep 2014 to 15 Sep 2014

It's the age of the Internet of Things. Are we excited?

OptionVotes% 
I totally would41237.15
I might if I was bored32128.94
Probably not11710.55
No, I've no interest13412.08
Yes, but only to attempt to gain control of them before Skynet becomes self-aware12511.27



 
GeneralNow imagine when someone hack your fridge and you could not open it. Pin
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:32
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:32 
GeneralInternet of things or Entry Point For surveillance of the home? Pin
YSLGuru15-Sep-14 7:00
YSLGuru15-Sep-14 7:00 
GeneralI wouldn't programm my devices Pin
Ingo15-Sep-14 0:30
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GeneralI replied no, but Pin
dan!sh 14-Sep-14 20:01
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Supreme Overload Ruler Cezanne11-Sep-14 1:32
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Fernando E. Braz11-Sep-14 12:17
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Brisingr Aerowing11-Sep-14 13:41
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OriginalGriff11-Sep-14 23:27
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us471114-Sep-14 23:33
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AnswerI might if I was bored... PinPopular
Yvan Rodrigues10-Sep-14 7:46
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KarstenK11-Sep-14 6:39
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Yvan Rodrigues11-Sep-14 6:44
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GeneralI can code only if.... Pin
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OriginalGriff10-Sep-14 1:17
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OriginalGriff12-Sep-14 23:47
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GeneralThis place is full of weirdos PinPopular
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_CodeWarrior9-Sep-14 8:05
_CodeWarrior9-Sep-14 8:05 
Not really. I am a bit of an efficiency enthusiast. I already have a home automation solution in the works, and the ability to collect data from electronics and control them so that they waste less energy is a good thing in my mind.

Find out when the fridge uses the most electricity. Does it have some way to track its contents? Send me an email alert when the water filter is about a month from expiration. If it is dark outside, but no-one is out there, turn it off. If it comes on at night, take a picture with the security camera.

After 8PM? Auto-turn down the TV to keep the living room a little quieter. Track the time and channels that are being watched, maybe they can be pruned from the cable bill.

Turn off lights in rooms I don't use. Turn off the air when no-one has been there for 20 minutes. Only turn on lights at 20% of full brightness when after midnight until 6:00 AM. Alert me when someone drives up in the drive-way.

By automating the house, there are energy savings to be made, security to be increased, and a lot of menial tasks that can be taken off your plate. I count this blog as being my initial inspiration to get into home automation: http://blog.abodit.com/[^].
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Rob Philpott9-Sep-14 8:57
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Jeremy Falcon11-Sep-14 8:28
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