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Savant has been selling an iPhone app called Rosie since last September that allows users to command just about all things electronic in the house: lighting, security, and home entertainment. By combining a hardware hub at home with a monitoring server, subscribers can remotely control many functions, like security (cameras), climate (A/C and furnace), and entertainment (TV and stereo). While that’s a little swanky for a private residence, I could see lots of solid commercial applications for something as unified and mobile as Rosie. Savant’s app is a little priey at $49.99, and you need to have the local hardware set up as well, but Canadians can get downloading in the iTunes App Store over here, or check out a video demo here.
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
