Why isn't there one standard?
We explore why supporting multiple open smart home standards is better than having just one, highlighting the launch of the new Connect ZWA-2.| Building the Open Home
We explore why supporting multiple open smart home standards is better than having just one, highlighting the launch of the new Connect ZWA-2.| Building the Open Home
This newsletter covers the recent cloud disasters from three companies, and why local control is the only safe path forward for your smart home.| Building the Open Home
This month’s newsletter covers highlights from our Summit, community day stats, new voice features, Apple following our lead, and more.| Building the Open Home
A newsletter giving our vision for smart homes that offers privacy, choice and sustainability.| Building the Open Home
The new Matter standard is still a work in progress, and why that's okay, and why we still believe in it.| Building the Open Home
We recap the Foundation’s first year—and as we gear up for year two, there’s a new structure, a shift in staff, and a bold new project: the Device Database.| Building the Open Home
This month made me really think deeply about big tech’s push to combine voice and AI, and how this can put your privacy at serious risk.| Building the Open Home
This month, we’re looking at how the shifting whims of big tech and government put your smart home at risk—and why an independent platform is more crucial than ever.| Building the Open Home
Welcome to the January edition of the Open Home Foundation newsletter, the place to learn about the latest and greatest things for your smart home that improve its privacy, choice, and sustainability. The Open Home newsletter is written by Paulus Schoutsen - President of the Open Home Foundation, and founder| Building the Open Home
We delve into why the world needs open and private voice control, and why it's critically important for the Open Home.| Building the Open Home
Our smart homes control important things, and we can't have them fall on their faces because of bad internet. We need a local-first Open Home.| Building the Open Home
Home Assistant is 2024's largest open-source project! Also, in this edition we talk about crowdsourcing voice research and improving dashboards.| Building the Open Home
The Open Home is maturing like fine wine, with Home Assistant reaching 11 years old and showing no signs of slowing.| Building the Open Home
Home Assistant is the only true smart home platform as you can build anything you want with it, and share it freely.| Building the Open Home
As acquisitions continue to kill local and private options in the smart home, we explain how we protect Open Home projects from investor greed.| Building the Open Home
We show what it takes to build a modern smart home and how we're experimenting with the smart home of the future.| Building the Open Home
How not to phase out cloud-based products, other cloud-based products after bankruptcy, Z-Wave is not dead, and other news about the smart home.| Building the Open Home
This is an excellent time to reevaluate how we make smart home purchases. What did you buy during Black Friday? How much effort did you put into finding out how it's connected? If it's a device that depends on the cloud, you may become the victim of the next company that blocks its own customers.| Building the Open Home
Based on recent events, the question I want to talk about today is: When you buy something, what is it that you own? Sadly, it's 2023, and the answer is, "It depends, but less than you think."| Building the Open Home
