Devices we don't have

[JDRoberts]

@swynkoop

A big one is wall mounted remotes. I have two Aeon mini remotes but there are obvious limitations there.

No question, this is a big need. Much discussion In the forums. There are three popular options: a wall mount tablet dashboard, the SmartenIT battery powered 3 toggle switch, and the 7 button wired Enerwave SC7. All look good on a wall. But we could definitely use more choices. See:

Internet of things for non Internet of spouses/children

To be politically correct: “spouses,” not “wives.” My mom is the computer science professor, my dad has no tech skills whatsoever. (Hi, Mom! LOL) Anyway, there is an option for each kid’s room if you want to go to the trouble, and you just want button control inside the room rather than for kids on the go… you get a cheap android tablet, should be under $50. You install a version of SmartTiles or a similar dashboard app and install only the devices that tablet has access to. You wall or desk mount it in kiosk mode inside a frame that doesn’t give them access to anything else. http://www.smarttiles.click/ The following picture is from a similar community created dashboard by florianz. Again you would limit the tiles in each room to the ones that kid is supposed to have on/off access to…