ESD0016B-2
Total Home Control:A Multi-Application Approach
CEDIA EXPO 2015
Gordon van Zuiden cyberManor, Inc. www.cybermanor.com
Who Am I?
• Gordon van Zuiden, live and work in Los Gatos, CA • Co-Founder of Edge Information Systems (1985-1997) • Founder/Owner of cyberManor in 1999 • CEDIA networking instructor for past 14 years • 6 years on CEDIA Board of Directors (2007-2013) • 15 years Residential Systems Magazine columnist • BSME Stanford, MBA UCLA
cyberManor: The first 10 years
To provide a better understanding of the advantages inherent in using multiple mobile device applications vs. a single total home control application solution for the high end custom single family residential home control market.
While several product brands are discussed in this seminar they are used as examples of a product category. These are the products with which we have had direct installation experience and therefore are confident in their performance and reliability.
Common Goal: Home Control Simplicity
cyberManor History: Single App Control
Premise Systems circa 2002
Microsoft Media Center circa 2008
Control4 circa 2011
Objections to Multi-App Model
- Too complex and hard to find multiple apps for home entertainment and control - Too many steps required to find and launch an app - No communication between apps - very limited home automation solutions - Can’t make any money selling only app based solutions
Source: Tim Cook, WWDC Keynote, June 8th, 2015
Internet of Things Growth Curve
Smart Phone Adoption Rate
Target Connected Home
Opened in SF July 10th, 2015
Home, Smart Home ColumnTime Magazine, August 26, 2013
Today’s Multi-App Controlled Home
Phone or Tablet
Custom iPad/Watch Mounts
Dodocase Watch Charger
Etsy Wood Charging Base
TruFig iPad In-Wall Mount
Sanus iPad On-Wall/Under Cabinet Mount
iPhone/iPad Music Usage Model
iPhone Normal Usage: 1. Pull out the phone 2. Unlock the phone 3. Find the Sonos app 4. Open the Sonos app 5. Navigate to the correct screen 6. Touch the desired song and slide to preferred volume level
Docked iPad with Guided Access: 1. Pull out the phone 2. Unlock the phone 3. Find the Sonos app 4. Open the Sonos app 5. Navigate to the correct screen 6. Touch the desired song and slide to preferred volume level
Today’s Mobile Electronic Lifestyle
Entertainment Comfort and Well Being
Security and Safety Environment
Smart Watch Usage Survey - Q1 2015
TV (Roomie Remote)
Lights/Shades (Lutron)
Whole House Audio (ZonePlay)
Thermostats (Kontrol for Nest)
Security Systems (Alarm)
Initial Top 10 Primary Watch AppsCameras (Drip for DropCam)
Car Doors (Volkswagen) Payment (Apple Pay) Travel (Uber)
Fitness (Pedometer ++)
Replacing Your Keys and Your Wallet
Apple CarPlay Coming Soon
Lutron, Sonos, NEST, and DropCam Smart Watch
Tomorrow’s Multi-App Controlled Home
Apple Watch OS2 Interface Features
Use of Digital Crown and Push Button Controls Complications Screen Showing Home Control
cyberManor Smart Home Experience Center
Opened Fall, 2014
Best of Breed System Criteria
- Extremely high product reliability - Extensive, ongoing R&D efforts to maintain a market leadership position - Competent, reliable, and responsive technical support team - An ongoing commitment to improve and enhance graphical applications that run
on all Apple and Android mobile platforms - The company’s product platform has become an ecosystem for third party
products that enhance their product line - A unique offering of entertainment or home control from an iOS or WatchOS
product
Meets at least 4 of the following criteria:
ASPI Connected Home Model
Key Sonos Software Updates (2004 - 2015)
- Dozens of new streaming music services, including Spotify, Deezer, and Beats - Enhanced their apps for the Apple, Android, and Windows desktop and mobile
platforms - Enabled their amps and Playbar speaker to be coupled to provide surround
capability - Provided multi-location home support for the seamless transition of a mobile
Sonos controller to multiple residences - Enhanced the functionality of their player buttons - Simplified the set up of new systems and adding Sonos equipment to existing
systems
Source: John MacFarlane, Sonos CEO (2013 interview)
Source: Digital Platform Strategies for the Connect Home White Paper, Gordon van Zuiden
Digital Platform Strategies for the Connected Home White Paper
Best of breed app based audio/video, comfort, security, communications and home control solutions for the custom integrated home
TV (TiVo)
Lights/Shades (Lutron)
Whole House Audio (Sonos)
Thermostats (Nest)
Security Systems (Alarm)
Our Top 10 Phone and Tablet Apps
Cameras (Mobotix) Pools/Hot Tubs (ScreenLogic) Doors (August) Irrigation Systems (Rachio)
Energy Monitoring (Smappee)
Examples of App Controlled
Systems
Family Room KitchenMaster Bedroom
Whole House Audio Control
Control Interfaces: Tablet, Apple TV, Phone, Watch Control
Television Universal Remote Control
Roomie Remote
Estimote
Residential Distributed Movies
Kaleidescape
Grand Piano Control
PianoDisc
Comfort and Well Being
Lighting and Window Treatment Control
Lutron
Thermostat Control
NEST App and NestControl
Intelligent Fan Control
Big Ass Haiku Fan
Intelligent Register Control
Ecovent
Pool and Hot Tub Control
Pentair
Intelligent Water Heater Control
GE GeoSpring
Oven and Washer/Dryer Control
Bed Mattress Control
Ergomotion - In Partnership with Serta
Bath Tub Temperature Control
Bath-O-Matic
Exercise Equipment Control
NordicTrack
Coffee Maker Control
Scanomat
BBQ Temperature Control
Security System Control
Front Door and Gate Station Audio, Video, and Control
Mobotix
Drip for DropCam
Garage Door Control
Door Lock Control
August Door Lock
Pad Lock Control
Drawer Lock Control
Plantraco
Water Valve Control
Car Control
Volkswagen
Irrigation Control
Rachio
Temperature and Humidity Monitoring
Electrical Source and Usage Monitoring
Smappee
Home Automation: Inter App Communication
Smart Hub and Cloud Solutions
IFTTT Do
YonomiApple HomeKit GE Wink
SamsungSmartThings
Google Works with Nest
Apple’s Move Into the Connected Home
HomeKit’s Initial Partners
Works With NEST Partners
Samsung’s Move To the Connected Home
SmartThings Partners
GE’s Move Into the Connected Home
GE/Wink Partners
Inter-app Cloud Based Software
AppleWatch Screen
Inter-app Cloud Based Software
ConclusionWhat did we learn?
Multi-App Solution Benefits
Client: - Ease of use - Ease of upgrades - Multi-platform support - Light programming capability - Scalability - A la carte solutions
Custom Integrator: - Greater client satisfaction - referrals - Ease of maintenance and support - Reduced product obsolescence - Reduced custom programming
efforts
Net Effect on Business Profit
Negative Impact: - Loss of proprietary touch panel sales - Reduction in custom total home
control programming fees - Fewer total home control processors
sold
Positive Impact: - Sales of specifying business class network
equipment - Reduction of un-billable “last 5%” project labor - Projects that can be easily scaled - Reduced programming costs - More business from shorter project times,
more referrals, and greater residential trade partnership opportunities
Since these app based solutions are so easy to use why can’t I just buy these products and install these systems myself? Why do I need a CEDIA custom electronics integrator?
Here are just a few reasons: * Distributed audio/video with built in high resolution TVs and high fidelity speakers - analogue to digital upgrade * High definition indoor and outdoor camera security systems, including entry doors/gates * Whole house lighting control with nearly unlimited lighting fixture support and customized keypad controls * Motorized window shades with an extensive variety of window treatments and fabrics * Robust wired and wireless networking infrastructure * Extensive whole house low voltage prewiring for the reliable distribution of audio, video, and control signals
throughout the home to and from a centralized telecom rack. * Support: Long term, single-point of contact, remote diagnostics * Add your reasons here.
Why the CEDIA Custom Home Integrator Will Never Die
“My Sonos ENJOY set up was interesting and fun. Two very nice people showed up on a Saturday morning at 10am - in separate cars. They actually were about 12 minutes early but I watched them sit in their respective cars until 10am sharp. They came in with a very nice cloth tote bag along with my $199 Sonos Play 1. I told them they could set it up on my kitchen table while I "downloaded the Sonos App". And then I saw one of them notice my seven Sonos products through out my house and I told them that I was just interested in learning about ENJOY.
They had already completed 3 Sonos installs that week and as you can imagine had some good stories about clients knowing nothing about their routers, WIFI passwords, firewalls, iTunes passwords, Pandora passwords, Spotify passwords, etc. They had some funny stories about what its like to go into homes and teach them about electronics....For an hour....for free....at an exact time, not a window of time. I asked the two lovely ENJOY people how they expect to ever be profitable?..(In my rolling of the eyes of course) They hummed and hawed…and said that they expect to do lots of volume and people really need help setting up their equipment. Of course they had no clue on how to make money doing it.
I taught them a few things about Sonos...managed switches, Ethernet Storms, pairing up Sonos Connect Amps with rear speakers--what TOSLINK cables are..Clearly they were overwhelmed.
They left after one hour, having sold me one $199 product...that they might have made $49 profit on...of course, I think the tote bag with the ENJOY logo is probably worth about $9. The funny thing is, there was no follow up. No user survey about my experience. No emails to get me to purchase more stuff. Nothing, and, except for the first day press I have heard nothing about ENJOY.
Marc Andreessen should have just written me the check for 20 million. I could blow through it just as fast. :)” Mat Lindstedt, Silicon Valley Installation Company
Questions? Thank You!
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610 University Avenue | Los Gatos, CA 95032 | 408-399-3331www.cybermanor.com
Custom Integrator for the App enabled home