http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-home-automation-with-homeos-30225218/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-home-automation-with-homeos-30225218/#comment-206441 jhdale Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:19:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225218#comment-206441 At least they aren’t trying to reinvent the home automation here, like people usually do. The image shows an existing system, Z-wave. The real challenges in this area are ease of use (which this might address) and ease of setup. I’m not sure I believe an OS approach is the best way to do either, but we’ll see what they’ve come up with.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-home-automation-with-homeos-30225218/#comment-206433 Dora Bell Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225218#comment-206433 Hold the doorbell down for 5 seconds.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-testing-home-automation-with-homeos-30225218/#comment-206424 bibleverse1 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225218#comment-206424 How does one reset a house?

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