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Coming Soon: ZigBee Control by PDA

Posted by timothy on from the wireless-torchiere-is-a-zigbee-pole dept.

palmtops writes "The new ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) wireless protocol designed for home automation is getting a lot of exposure lately and got some more exciting news today. Wired Home Weblog has a brief mention and press release about the first ZigBee SDIO card that allows your home to be controlled by your PDA. The card was introduced by C-Guys at Cebit today and will definitely add a whole new dimension to home automation."

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  1. Zigee by wpiman · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I run a program called Homeseer which allows you to control various devices in your house via X10, relay control, Zwave-- you name it.

    It is Windows base- so mod me down away. If you are a Linux fan and a PERL expert- Mister House has a big following.

    Homeseer has a web interface- so control of these devices via a pocket pc is possible now. There are plans for Zigbee control in the future as well.

    I think HS has the correct paradigm- a central PC controlling the house. Certainly you need to keep it on- but adding a $100 card to every machine you want to control devices seems silly when anything with wifi can do the job- and will allow you to read slashdot as well.

    And yes- my garage door can be opened up via my webpage. No- you can't have the link.