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Project Smart Home
Author(s)
Mozilla
Released
2016.02.11 (Initial Pitch)
Innovation Status
Stage 1 (Validation)
Website
TBD

Project Smart Home offers a middle ground between "in a box" solutions like Apple Homekit and DIY solutions like Raspberry Pi. Combining modular, affordable hardware with easy-to-use rules, Smart Home empowers people to solve unique everyday problems in new and creative ways.

We've just kicked off this project, so stay tuned for details on our next steps, but if you would like to get involved as a tester, developer or adviser, you can get in touch with our connected devices participation team.

Project overview

People want affordable, easy-to-use smart home technology, but some of life's everyday problems can't be solved using "in a box" systems. People could solve these problems through DIY solutions like Raspberry Pi, but these solutions are far too complicated for most people.

There is a clear market gap. A few small players are beginning to enter this gap, though their proposals are still not complete enough to solve the problems we've identified, but we don’t know if consumers really want or need something to fill this gap.

A smart home powered by Mozilla would be open and accessible to everyone - financially, technically, and creatively. No one else can do all of these.

Project status

Next steps:

• Understanding life in the home
  Learn about everyday pain points inside the home as experienced by the target audience.
• Concept validation
  Learn about the limitations of existing solutions for the target audience. Use existing solutions to understand how people might use our concept to solve their unique needs.
• Research options for execution
  Do the research needed to make a build/buy/partner decision.