[Article] Thread - a new networking protocol to unite the IoT initiated by Nest, ARM, and Samsung an

[Efried]

I guess Siemens/Bosch is still fighting for their HomeConnect. Here is some literature about the needed standardisation, it is a shame that we still  don't have control of our appliances via standardized interfaces, this should be mandatory in every ecolabeling standard.
http://www.internet-of-things-research.eu/pdf/Converging_Technologies_for_Smart_Environments_and_Integrated_Ecosystems_IERC_Book_Open_Access_2013.pdf
I personally think that networked embedded wireless internet servers will constitute the new standard:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Factory-directly-wholesale-New-generation-WiFi-Socket-WiFi-Power-Socket-WiFi-Outlet-Plug-App-Remote-Control/1994739217.html