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minus-squareAlex@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoI just want to buy home automation gadgets that don’t need a bloody cloud account to work.
minus-squarerealitista@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoZwave and zigbee have never needed a cloud.
minus-squarechunkystyles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThey might be older tech, but they’re pretty rock solid.
minus-squarevividspecter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat’s the point of this standard, at least in theory. Same with the older but still common ZigBee standard.
I just want to buy home automation gadgets that don’t need a bloody cloud account to work.
Zwave and zigbee have never needed a cloud.
They might be older tech, but they’re pretty rock solid.
That’s the point of this standard, at least in theory. Same with the older but still common ZigBee standard.