# \#iotfuture **URL:** https://community.smartthings.com/tag/iotfuture/228.md [Latest](https://community.smartthings.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.smartthings.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.smartthings.com/tags.md) --- ## [Is there money in Smart Home consulting?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-there-money-in-smart-home-consulting/54647)
**Author:** [@chadbaldwin](https://community.smartthings.com/u/chadbaldwin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-there-money-in-smart-home-consulting/54647 "2024-02-19T16:44:01Z")
This is not a post asking about how to make money with this stuff. It's because I'm curious of your opinions. People ask me almost every day why I don't start consulting for Smart Home setups. Tons of people at work as… --- ## [The future is…hubs?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-future-is-hubs/249698)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-future-is-hubs/249698 "2022-10-14T23:58:44Z")
I know for the last two years or so it has looked like hubs were going to be less important in the future of the smart home industry. Better battery power management for WiFi, Thread as a more reliable substitute for Blu… --- ## [How samsung’s smartthings is thinking about matter and the future of the smart home](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-samsung-s-smartthings-is-thinking-about-matter-and-the-future-of-the-smart-home/242312)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Oliver](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Paul_Oliver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-samsung-s-smartthings-is-thinking-about-matter-and-the-future-of-the-smart-home/242312 "2022-09-24T16:28:50Z")
--- ## [In the future, you won't own anything](https://community.smartthings.com/t/in-the-future-you-wont-own-anything/237156)
**Author:** [@HalD](https://community.smartthings.com/u/HalD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/in-the-future-you-wont-own-anything/237156 "2022-01-03T23:22:34Z")
This article seems appropriate for SmartThings users… --- ## [Thread 2020: and now things get interesting](https://community.smartthings.com/t/thread-2020-and-now-things-get-interesting/211349)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/thread-2020-and-now-things-get-interesting/211349 "2021-04-18T03:09:28Z")
This is going to be super geeky, so bear with me, and I’ll try to keep the concepts understandable. Thread is a mesh protocol that runs on the same frequency (so can run on the same radios) as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. This … --- ## [Zigbee goes to Mars](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-goes-to-mars/222182)
**Author:** [@GSzabados](https://community.smartthings.com/u/GSzabados)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-goes-to-mars/222182 "2021-03-07T15:05:31Z")
So interesting stuff about Zigbee, as it is used in the latest Mars rover, Perseverance. --- ## [New Device Purchases In The Context of Project CHIP](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-device-purchases-in-the-context-of-project-chip/212742)
**Author:** [@William\_Knecht](https://community.smartthings.com/u/William_Knecht)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-device-purchases-in-the-context-of-project-chip/212742 "2020-11-28T16:28:33Z")
How is the connected home over IP project changing your device purchases and why, if at all? For example, no more z-wave or mostly WiFi or what have you. I am not deep into IoT, but am confused about which devices to pu… --- ## [Wild West of Smarthome Tech](https://community.smartthings.com/t/wild-west-of-smarthome-tech/201178)
**Author:** [@kotasd](https://community.smartthings.com/u/kotasd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/wild-west-of-smarthome-tech/201178 "2020-08-05T04:24:01Z")
Is there any reason for every product to require its own communication protocol? Whatever happened to “it just works”. I have several WIFI devices, they all manage to connect to the network, yet I have to go to the clo… --- ## [Ripple20 vulnerabilities](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ripple20-vulnerabilities/197432)
**Author:** [@GSzabados](https://community.smartthings.com/u/GSzabados)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ripple20-vulnerabilities/197432 "2020-06-18T20:16:39Z")
--- ## [Tough article on Smartthings](https://community.smartthings.com/t/tough-article-on-smartthings/155297)
**Author:** [@Spartysh32](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Spartysh32)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/tough-article-on-smartthings/155297 "2020-05-25T14:00:19Z")
Delete if not appropriate. Touting move away from hubs, towards Google/Amazon. --- ## [Amazon Echo murder case amplifies the question of what ‘always on’ really means](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-echo-murder-case-amplifies-the-question-of-what-always-on-really-means/70395)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-echo-murder-case-amplifies-the-question-of-what-always-on-really-means/70395 "2019-07-21T20:51:58Z")
--- ## [The worst things about owning a smart home](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-worst-things-about-owning-a-smart-home/162539)
**Author:** [@HalD](https://community.smartthings.com/u/HalD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-worst-things-about-owning-a-smart-home/162539 "2019-06-07T11:55:19Z")
Everyone here will relate to this. --- ## [Ready for Amazon delivery by drones?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ready-for-amazon-delivery-by-drones/165306)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ready-for-amazon-delivery-by-drones/165306 "2019-06-05T20:18:58Z")
. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-just-got-faa-approval-to-fly-drones-194828578.html --- ## [Sony built an IoT chip with a 60 mile range](https://community.smartthings.com/t/sony-built-an-iot-chip-with-a-60-mile-range/164725)
**Author:** [@TonyFleisher](https://community.smartthings.com/u/TonyFleisher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/sony-built-an-iot-chip-with-a-60-mile-range/164725 "2019-05-28T18:59:08Z")
This looks interesting… Sony is quietly launching a chip that could change how e-bikes, cars, street lamps and all kinds of other connected devices can relay information. --- ## [The interoperability nightmare that is IoT (2019)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-interoperability-nightmare-that-is-iot-2019/158255)
**Author:** [@imcdona](https://community.smartthings.com/u/imcdona)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-interoperability-nightmare-that-is-iot-2019/158255 "2019-03-23T00:06:03Z")
Obviously “Device handlers” aren’t gonna cut it. Isn’t AllJoyn supposed to be the “solution” to the IoT interoperability nightmare? Wouldn’t AllJoyn support negate the need for having to create device handlers for each … --- ## [2019: Is WiFi the new IOT Standard? (CEpro Article)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/2019-is-wifi-the-new-iot-standard-cepro-article/150754)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/2019-is-wifi-the-new-iot-standard-cepro-article/150754 "2019-03-03T21:57:24Z")
Julie Jacobson has a really excellent technical article on the recent wave of Wi-Fi IOT devices and how the protocol does and doesn’t fit the use case. Well worth reading. @juliejacobson --- ## [Apple Applies for Patent on AI-based "Hyperlocal Geopresence" for Home Automation](https://community.smartthings.com/t/apple-applies-for-patent-on-ai-based-hyperlocal-geopresence-for-home-automation/151762)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/apple-applies-for-patent-on-ai-based-hyperlocal-geopresence-for-home-automation/151762 "2019-01-28T15:44:15Z")
Oooooh, shiny! :heart\_eyes: First, a reminder once again that you can’t patent an idea. You have to demonstrate an actual practical working application. It’s that specific method/device that you are patenting, not the g… --- ## [CES 2017 (general discussion thread)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ces-2017-general-discussion-thread/71367)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ces-2017-general-discussion-thread/71367 "2017-03-20T13:39:25Z")
CES 2017 starts January 5. This thread is for general discussion. http://www.ces.tech/Register-Plan/Full-Schedule Expect a lot of smart home announcements, many of which may never come to market. Pay particularly clos… --- ## [Stacey Higginbotham: Switching from Echo to Google Home, an Experiment](https://community.smartthings.com/t/stacey-higginbotham-switching-from-echo-to-google-home-an-experiment/149957)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/stacey-higginbotham-switching-from-echo-to-google-home-an-experiment/149957 "2019-01-11T22:22:07Z")
Stacey Higginbotham is one of the true industry experts in IOT, and does an excellent weekly podcast. She also frequently writes about her own family’s smart home experiences. In a recent blog article, she wrote about a… --- ## [ZWave, ZigBee, WiFi, which wins?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zwave-zigbee-wifi-which-wins/148640)
**Author:** [@TGreenway](https://community.smartthings.com/u/TGreenway)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zwave-zigbee-wifi-which-wins/148640 "2019-01-03T13:40:46Z")
Over the last couple of years there has been discussion around pro/cons of the different protocols. Zwave/Zigbee seemed pretty much a tossup, with a lot of the WiFi issues being power usage, and signal strength due to … --- ## [ST future with Amazon Show and Google Hub](https://community.smartthings.com/t/st-future-with-amazon-show-and-google-hub/146696)
**Author:** [@Moots](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Moots)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/st-future-with-amazon-show-and-google-hub/146696 "2018-12-20T21:26:01Z")
Sorry if this is the wrong place to get opinions but what do folks think about the battle for the home by the big guys ? I think folks are going to want that consolidated view on a screen similar to ActionTiles and the … --- ## [Here's why smart home hubs seem to be dying a slow, painful death - Stacey on](https://community.smartthings.com/t/heres-why-smart-home-hubs-seem-to-be-dying-a-slow-painful-death-stacey-on/140974)
**Author:** [@RightHand](https://community.smartthings.com/u/RightHand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/heres-why-smart-home-hubs-seem-to-be-dying-a-slow-painful-death-stacey-on/140974 "2018-11-01T21:48:35Z")
--- ## [Amazon Pre-announces New Alexa Smart Home Features (Fall 2018)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-pre-announces-new-alexa-smart-home-features-fall-2018/139100)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-pre-announces-new-alexa-smart-home-features-fall-2018/139100 "2018-10-11T15:27:56Z")
It’s unusual for Amazon to announce “coming soon” features for Alexa, but it looks like they wanted to get the jump on Google before the holiday shopping season. Anyway, CNET has an excellent round up article of all th… --- ## [Samsung goes after Apple at home with new Connect Home hub](https://community.smartthings.com/t/samsung-goes-after-apple-at-home-with-new-connect-home-hub/83036)
**Author:** [@tintin](https://community.smartthings.com/u/tintin)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/samsung-goes-after-apple-at-home-with-new-connect-home-hub/83036 "2018-07-17T23:27:27Z")
Hmmmm ... any thought on this potential conflict disturbance in the force? --- ## [Is Google too big?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-google-too-big/126741)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-google-too-big/126741 "2018-05-19T00:36:49Z")
Google Shares Fall Ahead of 60 Minutes Feature on Antitrust Threat --- ## [Google I/O 2018](https://community.smartthings.com/t/google-i-o-2018/125903)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/google-i-o-2018/125903 "2018-05-10T03:46:36Z")
--- ## [The Other Future of Home Automation: Bluetooth Mesh is Finally Here](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-other-future-of-home-automation-bluetooth-mesh-is-finally-here/93212)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-other-future-of-home-automation-bluetooth-mesh-is-finally-here/93212 "2018-03-21T18:54:36Z")
Most of the reporting on this announcement is terrible, people who are just regurgitating parts of the press release and don't really understand the implications. But the Verge has a technically accurate, balanced, … --- ## [Making Progress? (Multiple hub brands in one house?)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/making-progress-multiple-hub-brands-in-one-house/27690)
**Author:** [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/making-progress-multiple-hub-brands-in-one-house/27690 "2018-03-16T11:28:32Z")
I've only been on the ST platform since the day that the V2 was released... well, not actually.... I bought my hub that day, but it took a bit to get here. I'm a Wink refugee here in ST land. I have to say, I am so ve… --- ## [CES 2018 News](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ces-2018-news/111478)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ces-2018-news/111478 "2018-01-20T00:56:34Z")
CES ( consumer electronic show) is an annual event held in Las Vegas where device manufacturers present new products and discuss new trends. Product categories vary a lot just depending on what manufacturers want to show… --- ## [Silicon Labs (chipmaker) acquires Sigma Designs (Zwave)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/silicon-labs-chipmaker-acquires-sigma-designs-zwave/111491)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/silicon-labs-chipmaker-acquires-sigma-designs-zwave/111491 "2017-12-22T19:26:44Z")
One of the reasons that Z wave devices have generally had good interoperability is that the technology was owned by a single company, Sigma designs, then other manufacturers bought their chips to include in their own d… [Next page](https://community.smartthings.com/tag/iotfuture/228.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=iotfuture)