TAYLOR JONES
Q Why is smart home gear still so awkward?
A Oh, Guru doesn’t know. Maybe it’s because smart home kit is made by dumb companies that can’t get their act together to use the same protocols or build a good app? But at least some are trying to improve things.
Fluid One, for example, is an app/hardware combo that has just entered a Kickstarter phase. It’s just for modern iPhones, thus eliminating a big chunk of the smart home audience, because it makes clever use of the ultra-wide band chip (the same thing that helps you locate AirTags) to work out how far away from your smart home devices you are. This
