Sunday, May 5, 2013

Great business idea #1

How about somebody connects your home to the cloud and makes it smart?

I know that e.g. Philips is starting to do it with light bulbs, and there are probably a few smallish companies that do it with other appliances, too. But in my opinion the success of such a project rests on how ubiquitous, reliable and trustworthy that provider is. I feel like it's time for some major provider of cloud services to jump on this.

What for?

  • Imagine that you could regulate the heating from your smartphone (saving energy when nobody's home and predicting the time of arrival at home and turning up the heating beforehand). 
  • Imagine that your fridge would know what products it contains, generate shopping lists for you and remind you that you still need to buy some fresh bread for the weekend.
  • Imagine that lights turn off and on automatically based on your smartphone location.
  • Imagine your plumbing / electrical wiring / ... had sensors and was able to tell you the cause of problems.
  • Imagine you could place a moisture sensor into your plant pots and get automatic instructions on when to water your plants.

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