Re: Google pushing Android for home automation

[Jesse Holt <jesseholt123@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday, June 13, 2011 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Evans Winner wrote:
> My apologies if this is not interesting or old news here.
> I saw this today on Slashdot.  Apparently Google wants to
> push the Android platform as a controller for home
> automation.  A quote:
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> "With more than 400,000 Android devices being activated
> worldwide every day and a global community of 450,000
> independent Android software developers, Google hopes
> appliance manufacturers will be willing to embed the
> company's "Tungsten" control technology in their products,
> and that consumers will be willing to spend the money to buy
> Google's wireless control "bridge" that will connect
> individual appliances to an Android device through a home
> Wi-Fi network."
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> http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_18239897?nclick_check=3D1

Any more information on this? I'm a total noob here--been lurking for a few=
 days. This is very intriguing stuff. I'm in the early learning phase of te=
aching myself Android development. I do a little light weight web developme=
nt. I'm interested in this from the angle of "home of the future", sustaina=
ble development/renewable energy perspective. Any thoughts or advice from s=
altier vets is appreciated.=20

Thanks,

JH