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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, Zigbee stuff is theoretically nice, but it's an expensive setup that isn't exactly easy for, say, my mom. And nothing is keeping Philips from going "haha, no, buy out proprietary stuff now".

I've got Wiz on a standalone wifi, which works fine for me and it's cheap, but it's still a proprietary app (at least an open source project exists for it).

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't trust any IoT device that connects via Wifi.

Don't forget the "S" in IoT stands for Security.

IoT devices focus on as many features as possible, for a as low as possible price. Security is always an after thought.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Maybe I'm dumb, but what could happen with my lights connected to a standalone wifi router? AFAIK, they don't have the ability to host a network on their own.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I haven't implemented much but I'm planning on going with Shelly smart relays. I'm not a big fan of smart bulbs and stuff. I don't know if that's mostly what you mean by Wiz.

I was checking home assistant out and it seems to have quite a lot of things integrated so at least we aren't slaves to their apps, even though it's always connected to their servers.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wiz is a brandname, they make mostly lamps and plugs and buttons and the like. I honestly don't want my appliances connected to anything more advanced than a timer, and they all have that already.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ya I went to check their website, it just seemed like it was mostly smart bulbs and light strips that you have to replace once they burn out. I just don't trust those as much, seems like e-waste. Well actually, the strips last really long tbh.