Supertramp Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It's a good idea and it will get better (not sure if it already does ) but based on your phone's GPS it could know when you are coming home so it could automatically switch the heating on, knows when you have gone out so switches it off in case you forgot, can take into account the external weather. All sorts of other clever stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Why would anyone want to pay out a fortune to control their central heating from a mobile phone? What if you left home for the day and forgot to turn off the heating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phawley Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 What if you left home for the day and forgot to turn off the heating? Mines on a programmable controller so it turns itself off at 9am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Mines on a programmable controller so it turns itself off at 9am. Some people do not come and go from their homes on regular intervals so control their heating when they need it. You may not have a need for it, but others could find it useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It's a good idea and it will get better (not sure if it already does ) but based on your phone's GPS it could know when you are coming home so it could automatically switch the heating on, knows when you have gone out so switches it off in case you forgot, can take into account the external weather. All sorts of other clever stuff. Indeed, sounds like a great idea. I've been waiting for the Nest one to be released in the UK, may take a look at Hive though. Haven't seen the advert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Haven't seen the advert. This is the advert: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Its all part of the automation and control from anywhere technology that is starting to appear. Hue bulbs look pretty good too http://www.meethue.com/en-GB There was a beardy fella on Tomorrow's World, Bob Symes. He once demonstrated a little gadget he had that did this. His home was run by a BBC Micro and he dialled home from a public phone box and pressed certain combinations on a little keypad and it turned on his heating, his oven, the lights and even closed the curtains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 There was a beardy fella on Tomorrow's World, Bob Symes. He once demonstrated a little gadget he had that did this. His home was run by a BBC Micro and he dialled home from a public phone box and pressed certain combinations on a little keypad and it turned on his heating, his oven, the lights and even closed the curtains! Home automation has been around for years, but its been out of the reach of us mere mortals. Remember this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKmuP4ks5bA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 There's a great archive of TW predictions here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAxe Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Not really difficult to do yourself using a arduino and/or raspberry pi. A lot cheaper too and with your existing setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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