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 h3. voice control interface to infrastructure 

 * mobile 
 * Jarvis 
 * home UIs - NEST-like 
 * Follow-Me architecture - voice control follows you around the home. 

 h3. futuristic media display system 

 * display on glass w/ 
 ** static opaqueness 
 ** variable opaqueness 
 * Heads up 
 * Motion capture 

 h3. system control 

 * thermostatic and vent 
 * windows/shades/blinds 
 * garden 

 h3. robotic assistance 

 h3. controlled access: doors, windows, garage 

 h3. security cameras 

 h3. controllable power: outlets, lights 

 h3. resource management: 

 * what do you need (toilet paper, eggs) 

 h3. Monitoring: utilities 

 * location: humans, pets, visitors 

 h3. Media devices 

 h3. home data center 

 h2. Device node 

 Concept of a module unit so each new application doesn't need a new device. 

 * esp8266 for IoT 
 * CHiP/RPi Zero for subnodes 
 * RPi quad for master 
 * No Intel - ARM or related 
 * Want a reusable minimal component 

 h2. Products 

 * server box - master @ home, could have multiple, distributed in a single home 
 * subnode - manages a collection of devices, reports to master 
 * nodes - IoT, media servers - any "thing" that is an endpoint 

 h2. Problems 

 * Margins: 80-100% initially, %30 sustained 
 * Cost: $80 per outlet would not be reasonable 
 * wired network (wireline electrical)? 
 * wifi problems? 
 ** g - interference 
 ** n - faster, still interference? 
 ** ac - best?    not in esp8266? 
 ** could we use non-wifi comm? 
 * Comm security 
 * power IoT - must last a long time 
 ** power harvesting 
 ** minimal power for comm - save most for control of device 
 * Mechanical experience 
 * Data band vs Control band 
 ** wifi for data 
 ** bluetooth or other RF for control 
 * No cloud - network comm is private, not to 3rd party 
 ** Add on: we manage a server 

 h2. What is the MVP? 

 * Proof of Concept:    defined by Feb 20th 
 * 1st product:    definition by end of April 
 * Danny - Jasper project working code - integrate with Jarvis? 
 * Mike - PiBox, builds and infrastructure, UI maybe 

 h2. How do we divvy the work? 

 * Electrical: Danny, Mike 
 * Software: Mike, Danny 

 h2. What's already out    there? 

 * what niches are not being filled? 
 * what niches are we competing against? 

 h2. Things to look at? 

 * Wink - home automation/IoT company 
 ** app-celerator - write Javascript, compile into mobile-specific apps 
 * Blynk - home automation mobile dev tool