Open-Source Smart Home Standard in the Works

Apple, Google, Amazon and the Zigbee Alliance announce plan.

By Rick Richardson

The smart home market is currently badly fragmented because each vendor has been focusing on creating a separate ecosystem with devices that are difficult or impossible to connect with those of their competitors.

MORE TECH THIS WEEK: Do Not Abbreviate 2020 | Replace All Your Wi-Fi Hardware with a Tiny 5G Router | Make Your Gadgets Much Harder to Find and Steal | China’s Congress Passes Cryptography Law | New Storage Tech on a Glass Coaster | Go Paperless with the Best Smart Notebooks | Want Faster WiFi? Of Course You Do
Exclusively for PRO Members. Log in here or upgrade to PRO today.

This situation may be about to end with the announcement of a new project called Project Connected Home over IP.

Posted on February 11, 2020

Rick Richardson

About the Author

Rick Richardson, CPA.CITP, CGMA, is the CEO and founder of Richardson Media & Technologies and editor and publisher of Technology This Week, regularly featured at CPA Trendlines under special arrangement.

See more by Rick Richardson

Technology This Week provides an easy to read digest of the technology that tax and accounting practitioners need to know to better serve their clients. Professionals rely on Richardson to tell them in a timely and informative manner what’s new in technology and how it will impact their business and personal lives. Subscribers also have access to the entire library of prior issues with an easy-to-use search.

With all of the news sources available today, it's next to impossible to keep up with what's new in the world of technology. Technology This Week is a 20-minute read designed for an average reader rather than the technologist. Richardson had a 28-year career in technology with Ernst & Young, the last twelve years of which he served as National Director of Technology. He has been named to the "Technology 100" – the annual honors list of the 100 key achievers in technology in America. He has also been honored by the American Institute of CPAs with two lifetime achievement awards for his contributions to the profession in the field of technology. In 2012, Rick was inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame by CPA Practice Advisor Magazine. He has also been named to the 100 most influential individuals in the accounting profession in America by Accounting Today magazine. He is a sought-after speaker around the world, providing his annual forecast of future technology trends to thousands of business executives, professionals, community leaders, educators, and students.

Click here for more by Rick Richardson

TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Continue reading your article with a CPA Trendlines Pro membership.