Windows 10 official version of the biggest secret weapon Smart home control platform

Microsoft this week said that Windows 10 will be listed on July 29, the return of the menu has been rejoicing Windows users. However, this is not the most important new feature of Windows 10. The most exciting secret weapon of Windows 10 is a feature that is easily overlooked: the smart home control platform Alljoyn.

Microsoft announced in November last year that Windows 10 will include an open source framework called AllJoyn to help smart devices interoperate. AllJoyn was developed by the AllSeen Alliance, which has more than 150 companies, including Electrolux, Honeywell, LG and Qualcomm. Their goal is to unite to provide an open IoT interoperability standard.

Philip DesAutels, senior director of the Internet of Things at the Linux Foundation, said that "AllJoyn technology is like a common language for device communication." & rdquo; What he means is that this new protocol allows you to buy a device plugged into the network to use, whether it is an answering machine, a cordless phone, or a fax. The basic concept of AllJoyn is that no matter what kind of smart home products users buy, no matter who the manufacturer is, how to connect, when they access the network, they will automatically be discovered and automatically connected by AllJoyn devices on other networks.

If AllJoyn can really succeed, AllJoyn integration may not only be for Windows users, but also good news for millions of people who don't set up smart home products at all. Essentially, any Windows 10 device: a smartphone, tablet or PC can become a smart home controller. It is similar to Apple's HomeKit, making the iPhone a central node for Apple's smart home. However, manufacturers who want to be compatible with Apple's systems must use dedicated chips in their products. Alljoyn does not have hardware requirements. With Windows 10, Alljoyn's integrated solution makes it easy to turn devices into intelligent networking devices.

This is because it uses a turnkey solution, and LG's TV and Electrolux appliances have started using AllJoyn and appear on store shelves. Once Windows users get the latest operating system, things will start to become very interesting, let us wait and see.

For example, if a user is listening to Spotify using a Windows 10 PC, then Alljoyn can be configured through the Windows Device Explorer. Then, the song information such as the name of the track being listened to is displayed on the LG TV. Or, for a more complicated configuration, when the user tells the system to go to sleep, AllJoyn can check if all connected devices are in sleep mode. If the garage door is still open, Alljoyn will not only remind the user but also ask if it should be closed. Of course, the premise is that the garage door is a connected device that supports AllJoyn.

This is much smarter than the current smart home software. Currently, if the user wants to control the lights and the TV, they need to open an application and operate separately. But with AllJoyn, you can pre-configure to turn on the TV while the light bulb is dimmed, and the TV and lights will work together.

There are too many apps on the user's iPad or tablet. When smart home products are in large numbers, we don't want the control applications of various smart devices to flood our mobile devices. An app for an electric light, an app for a TV, an app for a refrigerator, no one wants it. What people need is a single application that automates everything in the house without human intervention.

Because AllJoyn is open source, this means that the protocol is also compatible with Android, iOS and Mac operating systems. Of course, Google and Apple have their own smart home plans. Since Microsoft recently announced that Cortana personal assistants will be on Android and iOS, it is not difficult to imagine that the iPad can also control Windows-based smart home devices.