Comments on: Ubi Kickstarter Begins, Always On Voice Activated Internet Device for Your Home

By: Diablo81588

Diablo81588 — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0000

It runs Android and you can use the Android app on your phone to control it.

By: sirmeili

sirmeili — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:33:00 +0000

I can agree with that. Asking for the weather and only hearing it now is one thing. Asking for it and hearing the current conditions and seeing a forecast is another that being said, I’m sure that someone could use this device to control a computer to due just that.

By: sirmeili

sirmeili — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:32:00 +0000

Don’t you think they do that by making android open source? What else do you expect Google to do. Look at Ouya. They raised almost 9 million dollars on Kickstarter and it’s based on Android.

IMHO, Google already has its hands in too many cookie jars to be trying to also help out thirds parties. They’ve already given them a strong base (Android). Maybe if they show it has enough potential it they may step in later, but I don’t see that happening.

That being said, $189 to have this in only 1 room doesn’t help much to get a whole house to do this. If they could find a way to add it to every room (maybe 1 central location with satellites in other rooms) it could work. I also see a lot of potential, but no real solutions for home automation (the number one benefit of this in my opinion). Until then, it’s no different than me just looking at my phone and using Google Now or Siri.

My solution would be to have a central box with satellites that would contain only sensors and a mic and enough tech to talk back to the master (either through wireless, or a cheaper wired version).

By: John

John — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:40:00 +0000

It seems like a reasonable price for all the functionalities and hardware for linking to pretty much anything else. Once it integrates the software into home automation it should be probably more expensive.These guys have initiated a great movement and they deserve our support.

By: Phil Stout

Phil Stout — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0000

Ditto, plus the hardware is ugly… remove the tacky light. IMO, it should be a “plug in and forget” solution. Plus, I am wondering what I need to attach to my lights in order to get this to work…

What ever happened to Android@Home?!

By: Phil Stout

Phil Stout — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0000

What does this have to do with Android?…

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:31:00 +0000

But HAL was only doing what he had to do, his mission objective was to keep nothing a secret but then the government went and told him something he had to keep confidential. Because of opposing directives he found the only way he could keep them both true was to kill all the other crew so he could carry out both directives. (This was book was also written before the laws of AI were established)

By: streetlightman

streetlightman — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:23:00 +0000

i’m really tired of all these kickstarter products showing up on blogs.

By: Champion1229

Champion1229 — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:42:00 +0000

This is really cool and all but why can’t Google find a way to integrate this into the one device we almost all own at least one of….the smartphone! If I could do these types of commands on my Android, it would always be there (I never go anywhere without my phone) and it would be faster using Verizon LTE.

By: Wyveryx

Wyveryx — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:30:00 +0000

interesting indeed, but $189 for something that you can basically do with a JB device and Google Now? Don’t think so.
I’ll wait a few more years for better integration.

By: Inna

Inna — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:51:00 +0000

I don’t understand how come no one comments about the good looking girl in the video

By: Jonathan Williams

Jonathan Williams — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:15:00 +0000

Your house should always be ready for party mode

By: gamble2gain

gamble2gain — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0000

It sounds nice. However, “always on” is something I don’t think people are ready for. It sounds too much like an actual android for practical use.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0000

This is what I thought Android was “really” going to be all about. IMO, Google is trying too hard to be Apple. Consumer devices are nice, sure, but projects like this would get so much more traction if Google openly supported and backed them.

By: moozicmon

moozicmon — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:01:00 +0000

I would have given it a bit more consideration at the $149 price point, but $189 seems a bit high for what is essentially a POC product.