On Sun 2015-Dec-27 09:58:50 -0800, Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> wrote:
Nice, but i want my router to have an android environment itself, not just to be controlled by my phone (which i want as well, of course).
Sure. My message was strictly in response to:
This is, I imagine, why Google bought Nest: they want to be that home central controller. The home router is more ubiquitous though, IMHO.
...and not specifically about:
Which is pretty cool if you need something that is, oh say, a central controller for your home. Put a headless Android in it, allow 3rd party apps, water the lawn with it. Love ensues.
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The proximity sensor for app developers would be fun to play with, for example.
Mike
On 12/27/2015 09:43 AM, Hugo Slabbert wrote:
---- From: Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> -- Sent: 2015-12-27 - 08:49 ----
Providing security updates is just a cost, there is no upside, because these boxes sit in a closet, unloved until they stop working, and they're thrown out and replaced by a new unloved box that goes into the closet until it stops working again. IMO, this is the real problem, but there's a real opportunity. Routers are for most
On 12/26/2015 11:37 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: people the only things which:
1) are always on 2) have internet connectivity
Which is pretty cool if you need something that is, oh say, a central controller for your home. Put a headless Android in it, allow 3rd party apps, water the lawn with it. Love ensues.
This is, I imagine, why Google bought Nest: they want to be that home central controller. The home router is more ubiquitous though, IMHO.
Hence: https://on.google.com/hub/
Mike
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