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[KickStarter] Homey, The Living Room ― Talk to your home!
Homey is spraak-gestuurde home automation. Praat met je huis om om alles te bedienen, van lichten tot muziek, van klimaat-controle tot je tv
.
In samenspraak met WeeJeWel (de creator van Homey) doe ik hier grotendeels een copy/paste van hun Kickstarter-pagina. (in het Engels)
A really intelligent home
Homey brings your home to life. It can talk to many devices, and you can talk to Homey. Say what you want, when you want it, and Homey takes care of it. Homey learns your ways and predicts which things to do, to make you happy.
Homey is designed for everyone
Whether you’re a businessman, student, grandparent or housewife, Homey is there for you when you need it. We want to get technology out of the way so you can focus on what matters most to you, and Homey takes care of the rest.
A few things Homey can do…
Homey combines your devices and the internet, allowing for smart scenarios:
It just works
When you plug it in, Homey already works with most of your devices, and support for many more will come. Next to home appliances, it connects to your entertainment systems and online accounts. Homey is the living hub that intelligently connects everything in your life.
Homey works with...
...and many more!
Science!
While this sounds like magic, it’s actually science: Homey includes 7 wireless modules that work on various frequencies and protocols, all integrated together in an intelligent and easy-to-use device with state-of-the-art speech recognition. And to make sure we don’t miss out on your older devices and television sets, we’ve added an Infrared Power-LED. Yes, you may throw away all your remotes now.
There’s an app for that
Because there are a lot of devices used out there, and new ones being released every day, Homey features an app store, so you can continuously get freshly made apps by fellow enthusiasts and device brands. All apps are checked, so you don’t have to worry about privacy and safety.
Developers and hobbyists can also publish directly to the Labs section, where you can freely share your own homebrew projects.
Homey can talk to all types of devices using various wireless technologies
Do I have supported products?
Yes, you have! Homey already works with the most basic devices at home, such as your older, infrared-controlled TV set. Let Homey connect to your mail, calendar en weather service and your already have quite the smart assistant, which only gets smarter and smarter as you purchase more (wireless) devices!
Out of the box
When you use Homey for the first time, it already knows how to talk with most of your devices. In the event that you own a device that Homey isn't yet familiar with, like your older television, you can easily learn Homey how to talk to it using your remote. As a bonus, these device codes are then shared to other Homey owners, so that everyone that owns the same device can profit instantly.
Multilanguage
Because not everyone is a native English speaker, Homey is multi-language. At first we support English, Dutch, Spanish and French, and more languages will be added later on, prioritized by our backer's locations.
For the geeks, developers, hobbyists
We are geeks and we'd love to have a part of our backers to be geeks too. Everyone can develop for Homey, because we designed it with openness in mind. We don’t like all that commercial blahblah, we do this to give you the best experience!
Homey works with apps written in JavaScript. An app can do various things, such as controlling one of Homey’s hardware modules, use the Internet, make another app smarter or tell you a Chuck Norris joke when you ask for it.
Apps can talk to each other. For example, with a few lines of JavaScript, you can tell Homey to play your friend’s favorite song when they enter your house with your homemade nfc door lock.
By pledging as geek, you don’t only get Homey, but also example code for your own Homey app, an Arduino library and early access to the SDK. You'll also get two nRF24L01+ radio transceivers to communicate wirelessly plus enough jumper cables to get you started.
Two nrf24l01+ transceivers, included with the Geek Edition
Technical specifications
Homey has in total 8 radio modules, which are accessible through our high-level JavaScript API:
These are all connected to a Raspberry Pi Compute Module, which runs our custom software. Homey runs on a node.js server, so developers can make use of the easy-to-learn JavaScript language.
Homey works with a 12V adapter, which will be shipped with a connector to match your region. For now we promise type A and C plugs only (US and EU mainland), when we have more backers from foreign countries, we’ll do our best to include your local plug!
The sphere is 11 cm (4.3") in diameter. In the middle you will find a multi-colored LED ring that empowers apps to give feedback to the user, and the small circle on top is for the Infrared Power-LED to shine through the casing.
The Homey Smartphone App is available for iPhone and Android users. Users of other operating systems can use their browser to access and configure Homey on the go.
History, Current state and Timeline
Homey has been in development for the past three years as both a hobby and university project. In the hobby phase, the speech recognition used was a hybrid between Microsoft's and Google's, combined with a display for visual feedback. Shortly after, the project was rewritten in Node.js for a University's project with use of Google's speech recognition, added with our own sauce of intelligence.
A *very* early prototype
We are sure that an intelligent home will never work without support for all your devices. That was why we chose for an open platform, that allows everyone to contribute, based on Node.js running on the Raspberry Pi.
Raspberry Pi with a 433.92MHz transmitter
To launch this project as a consumer product, the Raspberry Pi will be replaced by it's industrial variant, the compute module. Then, all wireless modules will be hooked up to it, and finally put it all in the orb casing.
[YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlI3oPCBovA]
Zo, de rest moeten jullie maar verder op Kickstarter bekijken aangezien dat meer over de timeline en pledges en zo gaat.
Dankzij ongeveer 510 backers (waaronder ik
) hebben ze hun goal van 100.000€ binnen de 38 uur gehaald! 
Hopelijk komt er dankzij dit topic nog veel meer interesse, waardoor er misschien interessante stretch goals gezet kunnen worden.
Wat denken jullie? Is dit het begin van het huis van de toekomst?
Update:
Na 2 jaar is de Homey eindelijk geleverd bij de meeste Kickstarters! De non-EU units moeten nog uitgeleverd worden.
Ook mensen die een pre-order hadden en via mail hebben bevestigd dat ze de 'beta'-versie willen ontvangen, hebben ondertussen een Homey ontvangen.
Athom heeft onlangs een hele mooie update van de website gedaan!
Aangezien er toch wel redelijk wat basisvragen regelmatig terug komen, kan je best ook even hun uitgebreide support-afdeling doorbladeren: https://www.athom.com/nl/ondersteuning/
Update 2
Na de herintroductie van de IR-functionaliteit in firmware 0.10 werken heel wat afstandsbedieningen niet meer omdat deze blijkbaar manueel in hun database moeten toegevoegd worden.
Moest dit voor jou het geval zijn, kan je dit Google formulier invullen.
Homey is spraak-gestuurde home automation. Praat met je huis om om alles te bedienen, van lichten tot muziek, van klimaat-controle tot je tv
.
In samenspraak met WeeJeWel (de creator van Homey) doe ik hier grotendeels een copy/paste van hun Kickstarter-pagina. (in het Engels)
A really intelligent home
Homey brings your home to life. It can talk to many devices, and you can talk to Homey. Say what you want, when you want it, and Homey takes care of it. Homey learns your ways and predicts which things to do, to make you happy.
Homey is designed for everyone
Whether you’re a businessman, student, grandparent or housewife, Homey is there for you when you need it. We want to get technology out of the way so you can focus on what matters most to you, and Homey takes care of the rest.
A few things Homey can do…
Homey combines your devices and the internet, allowing for smart scenarios:
- When you get home, your lights fade on, your thermostat is already set to a comfortable level and your favorite music is streamed to your receiver.
- When you need to wake up, the curtains or blinds are opening, your morning tune is playing on your stereo while the weather for today and your e-mails are being read to you. The smell of fresh and automatically made coffee gets you out of bed.
- When you're in the supermarket, you decide it's going to be pizza tonight. You tell the Homey app to pre-heat your oven by switching it on. If you have a smart fridge, your grocery shopping list is sent to you.
- When you want to watch a movie, the blinds close, your lights dim, your music fades out, the TV is set to the correct channel and your media center plays the movie.
- When you leave your house, Homey tells you it's going to rain soon, and reminds you to take an umbrella. When you're the last person to leave the house, Homey turns down the heat and switches all your lights and devices off to save energy. Finally, Homey makes sure that your front door is really locked.
- When you get a call, your music pauses while the call is routed via Bluetooth from your phone and sent to the speakers closest to where you currently are.
It just works
When you plug it in, Homey already works with most of your devices, and support for many more will come. Next to home appliances, it connects to your entertainment systems and online accounts. Homey is the living hub that intelligently connects everything in your life.
Homey works with...
...and many more!
Science!
While this sounds like magic, it’s actually science: Homey includes 7 wireless modules that work on various frequencies and protocols, all integrated together in an intelligent and easy-to-use device with state-of-the-art speech recognition. And to make sure we don’t miss out on your older devices and television sets, we’ve added an Infrared Power-LED. Yes, you may throw away all your remotes now.
There’s an app for that
Because there are a lot of devices used out there, and new ones being released every day, Homey features an app store, so you can continuously get freshly made apps by fellow enthusiasts and device brands. All apps are checked, so you don’t have to worry about privacy and safety.
Developers and hobbyists can also publish directly to the Labs section, where you can freely share your own homebrew projects.
Homey can talk to all types of devices using various wireless technologies
Do I have supported products?
Yes, you have! Homey already works with the most basic devices at home, such as your older, infrared-controlled TV set. Let Homey connect to your mail, calendar en weather service and your already have quite the smart assistant, which only gets smarter and smarter as you purchase more (wireless) devices!
Out of the box
When you use Homey for the first time, it already knows how to talk with most of your devices. In the event that you own a device that Homey isn't yet familiar with, like your older television, you can easily learn Homey how to talk to it using your remote. As a bonus, these device codes are then shared to other Homey owners, so that everyone that owns the same device can profit instantly.
Multilanguage
Because not everyone is a native English speaker, Homey is multi-language. At first we support English, Dutch, Spanish and French, and more languages will be added later on, prioritized by our backer's locations.
For the geeks, developers, hobbyists
We are geeks and we'd love to have a part of our backers to be geeks too. Everyone can develop for Homey, because we designed it with openness in mind. We don’t like all that commercial blahblah, we do this to give you the best experience!
Homey works with apps written in JavaScript. An app can do various things, such as controlling one of Homey’s hardware modules, use the Internet, make another app smarter or tell you a Chuck Norris joke when you ask for it.
Apps can talk to each other. For example, with a few lines of JavaScript, you can tell Homey to play your friend’s favorite song when they enter your house with your homemade nfc door lock.
By pledging as geek, you don’t only get Homey, but also example code for your own Homey app, an Arduino library and early access to the SDK. You'll also get two nRF24L01+ radio transceivers to communicate wirelessly plus enough jumper cables to get you started.
Two nrf24l01+ transceivers, included with the Geek Edition
Technical specifications
Homey has in total 8 radio modules, which are accessible through our high-level JavaScript API:
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.0
- NFC
- ZigBee
- Z-Wave
- 433.92 MHz
- nrf24l01+
- Infrared
These are all connected to a Raspberry Pi Compute Module, which runs our custom software. Homey runs on a node.js server, so developers can make use of the easy-to-learn JavaScript language.
Homey works with a 12V adapter, which will be shipped with a connector to match your region. For now we promise type A and C plugs only (US and EU mainland), when we have more backers from foreign countries, we’ll do our best to include your local plug!
The sphere is 11 cm (4.3") in diameter. In the middle you will find a multi-colored LED ring that empowers apps to give feedback to the user, and the small circle on top is for the Infrared Power-LED to shine through the casing.
The Homey Smartphone App is available for iPhone and Android users. Users of other operating systems can use their browser to access and configure Homey on the go.
History, Current state and Timeline
Homey has been in development for the past three years as both a hobby and university project. In the hobby phase, the speech recognition used was a hybrid between Microsoft's and Google's, combined with a display for visual feedback. Shortly after, the project was rewritten in Node.js for a University's project with use of Google's speech recognition, added with our own sauce of intelligence.
A *very* early prototype
We are sure that an intelligent home will never work without support for all your devices. That was why we chose for an open platform, that allows everyone to contribute, based on Node.js running on the Raspberry Pi.
Raspberry Pi with a 433.92MHz transmitter
To launch this project as a consumer product, the Raspberry Pi will be replaced by it's industrial variant, the compute module. Then, all wireless modules will be hooked up to it, and finally put it all in the orb casing.
[YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlI3oPCBovA]
Zo, de rest moeten jullie maar verder op Kickstarter bekijken aangezien dat meer over de timeline en pledges en zo gaat.
Dankzij ongeveer 510 backers (waaronder ik
) hebben ze hun goal van 100.000€ binnen de 38 uur gehaald! Hopelijk komt er dankzij dit topic nog veel meer interesse, waardoor er misschien interessante stretch goals gezet kunnen worden.
Wat denken jullie? Is dit het begin van het huis van de toekomst?
Update:
Na 2 jaar is de Homey eindelijk geleverd bij de meeste Kickstarters! De non-EU units moeten nog uitgeleverd worden.
Ook mensen die een pre-order hadden en via mail hebben bevestigd dat ze de 'beta'-versie willen ontvangen, hebben ondertussen een Homey ontvangen.
Athom heeft onlangs een hele mooie update van de website gedaan!
Aangezien er toch wel redelijk wat basisvragen regelmatig terug komen, kan je best ook even hun uitgebreide support-afdeling doorbladeren: https://www.athom.com/nl/ondersteuning/
Update 2
Na de herintroductie van de IR-functionaliteit in firmware 0.10 werken heel wat afstandsbedieningen niet meer omdat deze blijkbaar manueel in hun database moeten toegevoegd worden.
Moest dit voor jou het geval zijn, kan je dit Google formulier invullen.
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, is er nog een andere mogelijkheid om te betalen?
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lijkt me ook wel een kostbare aangelegenheid worden
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