Stupid home non-automation product
I just received an e-mail from Eaton Electronics about their new "home awareness" equipment. The term "home awareness" caught my eye. It appears that someone feels that automation is not needed, just being able to check on sensors by remote control.
The system are a few types of sensors (entry, power use, water leak) via a pendant receiver that you can carry around your house or via text messages with a cell phone.
The only people I can see this being useful for is someone who gets their kicks out of being an "early adopter" of anything, no matter if it has a use.
The equipment is using ZigBee for internal communications but it uses a phone line to send the alerts to a central office for output as text messages to your cell phone and you have to pay for the service.
Sounds like a way to spend money on uselessness.
"As an early adopter of home awareness technology, you're among the first to be alerted of the arrival of Home Heartbeat by Eaton. The wireless home awareness system is now available at special introductory prices on
Posted 5 years ago by B Fuhrmann in General Home Automation
