This Kickstarter project turns an iPhone into your smart home’s magic wand
Ho also points out there are no cameras or microphones embedded in any of its hardware; additionally, the location data used to trigger automations is between your phone and the beacons, not sent to a server somewhere., and Ho says the advent of the new smart home standard is one of the factors that made Fluid One possible. “If you have multiple devices, that’s when you see the value of our system, in being able to tie them together,” he says.
Fluid One app uses battery-powered smart beacons you place around your home to identify the location of smart devices. The downsides of Fluid are obvious, if not obviously fatal. It only works with iPhones, and you have to carry your phone with you around your house., that was my biggest gripe. I don’t want to have to walk around my house with my phone in my hand or even in my pocket.
If Fluid worked with an Apple Watch, that would be more compelling. Sambhwani says it’s not technically possible yet, but a future update from Apple could make it a reality.In a perfect world, this sort of technology would be built into existing devices in our smart homes. The idea of sticking more single-use, white plastic hubs and beacons around my home is not appealing . But if everyalso sported a UWB chip, this would be a no-brainer, although potentially cost prohibitive.
The obvious solution is for Apple to adopt/develop this tech and turn its HomePod Minis into more multi-purpose beacons that leverage the power of the UWB hardware they already have — beyond just transferring music from your phone to the smart speaker. If Apple is interested in this idea, I know of a few smart students they should talk to.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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