Nokia set to Launch “Smart Home Solution”

Nokia are aiming for a 2009 deadline to launch their ‘Nokia Home Control Center‘.  A method of remotely comunicating with devices in the home, with the additional application of monitoring energy use.

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“Nokia’s platform will run the open-source Linux operating system, meaning that third-party manufacturers that make fridges and televisions, will be able to build compatible technology into their devices at minimal cost. The Home Control Center will enable other smart-home solutions to be connected together, and provide users with a single, consistent way of controlling all their gadgets.

The system will initially be used to help people control heating in their home. Nokia has signed an agreement with energy company RWE to work on building compatible systems that can be operated remotely by mobile phone or through a computer.

In future, however, it’s likely that many more systems will be able to connect up to the Home Control Center, giving users the chance to measure their electricity usage, preheat an oven before they arrive home, and adjust the temperature of their house.”

Source: Telegraph.co.uk