HomeOS explained

Developer:Microsoft Research
Working State:Unknown

HomeOS was the working title of a home automation operating system being developed at Microsoft Research in the early 2010s.[1] [2] Microsoft Research announced the project in 2010 and abandoned it in 2012.

HomeOS communicated with Lab of Things, a cloud-based Internet of Things infrastructure also developed by Microsoft.[3] [4] [5]

Microsoft's slogan for their HomeOS project was "Enabling smarter homes for everyone."[6]

Microsoft's HomeOS development team has written three sample applications that make use of multiple devices, including a "sticky media" app that plays music in parts of the house that are lit up, but not other rooms; a two-factor authentication app that uses audio from smartphones and images from a front-door camera to turn on lights when a user is identified; and a home browser for viewing and controlling a user's access to all devices in a home.[7]

Some staff who worked on the project cited Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's focus on enterprise applications, productivity software, and cloud computing as the reason for the stalled development.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Operating System for the Home . Dixon . Colin . Mahajan . Ratul . Agarwal . Sharad . Brush . A.J. . Bongshin . Lee . Bongshin Lee. Saroiu . Stefan . Bahl . Victor . April 2012 . Microsoft Research  - Publications . . 26 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Microsoft experiments with 'HomeOS' and home app store ideas . https://web.archive.org/web/20100913073030/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-experiments-with-homeos-and-home-app-store-ideas/7352 . dead . September 13, 2010 . Foley . Mary Jo . 10 September 2010 . ZDNet . CBS Interactive . 26 April 2012.
  3. Web site: Lab of Things Wiki . Microsoft . . 14 January 2015 . 2 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202040443/http://labofthings.codeplex.com/documentation . dead .
  4. Web site: Microsoft pushes HomeOS further with Lab of Things, but where's the mobile angle? . Higginbotham . Stacey . 15 July 2013 . . 14 January 2015 . 10 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310081518/https://gigaom.com/2013/07/15/microsoft-pushes-homeos-further-with-lab-of-things-but-wheres-the-mobile-angle/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Microsoft adds a Lab of Things to its HomeOS . Foley . Mary Jo . 15 July 2013 . ZDNet . CBS Interactive . 14 January 2015.
  6. Web site: HomeOS homepage. .
  7. Web site: "Microsoft's HomeStore: Home automation, with an iPhone-inspired twist". zd.net. 7 October 2010.
  8. Web site: Microsoft had a plan to automate your home before Apple and Google — but never did it. businessinsider.com. 4 December 2015.

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