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Connected Devices and Smart Home

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Michael Kohler,

Mozilla Switzerland

www.mozilla.ch

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About me

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Michael Kohler

@KohlerSolutions

Mozilla Rep

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Mozilla Mission

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To ensure the Internet is a global public resource open and accessible to all.

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Mozilla Switzerland

@MozillaCH, www.mozilla.ch

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Firefox OS

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Firefox OS - where we come from

Initiated in 2011 by :gal, :cjones

Built with Gecko, HTML, CSS and JS

because we can

Bringing next billion of users online

Cheap smartphones

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Firefox OS - analysis

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We have not addressed real pain points

Partner requirements, gave a lot out of our hands

Challenge: expose to the Web, how to link apps?

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Time for Change

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The Connected Devices Era is Upon Us

Million

2007

2013

2020

30000

20000

10000

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Source: Strategy Analytics, Oct 2014

Wearables

PCs

Smartphones

Tablets

Internet Media Devices

Smart TVs

Smart Home Devices

Internet of Things

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Internet of Things

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Home

Wearables

Automotive

Industry (Accenture, Cisco)

Infrastructure

Internet of Things Categories

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Connected Devices 2016 Vision

To deliver an uncompromising, User first, web centric experience via Connected Devices.

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Collaboration

Consumer

Core

User Value

Three Part Effort

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Platform

Core

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Integrate

Mozilla’s values

Easy to

use

Engaging

Useful

Protect

User-data

Security

Safety

Consumer: Create Compelling Products for our Users

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Consumer & Collaboration

We will build products and experiences that we want to use!

All goals and activities must be directly linked to end user experience or Community participation

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What are the trains / exploratory projects?

Gate 0 - Concept Validation

New products / ideas etc need to be assessed for alignment to Mozilla Mission and goals before resources are allocated.
Analogy is Seed Funding and the focus is proving Problem / Solution Fit

Gate 1 - Commercialisation

Gaining the resources required to build the Product for a commercial launch.
Analogy is Venture Funding and the focus is proving Product / Market Fit.

Gate 2 – Product Validation

Reviewing the metrics to understand if the product is delivering its promise and ongoing funding is warranted

Releases

New Products

G0

G1

G2

Connected Devices - Product Innovation

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Foundation IoT Exploration

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“In 2016, we will convene leading thinkers, designers, researchers and makers to collaborate on provocative prototypes that make these core values–such as privacy, open practices and participation–accessible and feasible for the Internet of Things.”

..exploration!

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Principles

Learning by making

Take action and reflect on the process and results.

Participatory and inclusive

Foster creativity from the edges and embrace open practices.

Strength in networks

Engage allies and invite new practitioners to explore alongside us.

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User Control of Personal Data �in the Connected Home

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Get Involved!

@thornet @ileddigital��iot@mozillafoundation.org

github.com/MozillaFoundation/iot/issues

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SensorWeb

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Wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/SensorWeb

..exploration!

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SensorWeb

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Pilot project:

crowdsourced PM2.5 air pollution sensor network

Could also be interesting for the Smart Home at a later stage

GitHub: https://github.com/sensor-web

Wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/SensorWeb

..exploration!

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Project FlyWeb

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“Instead of phones interacting only with the cloud, they can discover and interact with electronics around them that are running empty web clients, such as TV's, projectors, game consoles, etc. The key here is that either the phones serve web apps to these electronics, or the electronics serve web apps to the phones. “

Source: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Flyweb

..exploration!

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Project Smart Home

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“We keep hearing that the morning routine is a significant source of stress for parents in terms of getting everybody ready for the day and out the door. So this area seems like a good avenue for testing our hypotheses about Smart Home.”

See for yourself: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Connected_Devices/Projects/Smart_Home

..exploration!

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Project Vaani

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See for yourself: https://github.com/mozilla/vaani.iot

Wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Vaani

..exploration!

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Vaani aims to bring a voice to the Internet of Things (IoT) using open, Mozilla-backed technologies. We believe a voice interface is the most natural way to interact with connected devices, but currently, there are no open solutions available at scale. With Vaani, we plan to offer an "IoT enabler package" to developers, device makers, and end users who want to add a voice interface to their devices in a flexible and customizable way.

At present, there is gap in the industry for an open voice solution for connected devices and IoT, and the existing commercial players are moving quickly to lock-in users, partners and developers. This is part of their "staircase" approach by building steps like voice interface, IoT back-end, user data collection, and AI, to create long term lock-in. For example, if you are a hardware maker or a developer looking to voice-enable your gadget, the most clearly defined path is to commit to one of the big players.

We believe we need to challenge the status quo here. At least, create a "wedge in the door" before everything becomes completely closed. Merely enabling a voice interface should not have to lock you down. Imagine if you could only buy an Apple or Samsung device if you wanted to use touch interface. Voice is critical, especially for connected devices, as user interfaces make way for other user experiences as we go about their daily lives.

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Project Link

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“aims to be your own, personal user agent for the smart home, creating a web of things that is completely yours”

See for yourself: https://github.com/fxbox

Wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Project_Link

..exploration!

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Project Link

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..exploration!

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Project Link

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..exploration!

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Project Link

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..exploration!

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..exploration!

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Mozilla IoT Hackathon

meetup.com/Mozilla-Meetup-Romandie/

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Have an idea for an exploration?

there is nobody stopping you, go for it!

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Stay updated

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Connected_Devices

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Thanks!

@KohlerSolutions

mkohler.codes

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