A home automation software controller for your smart home.
Features:
Kinect Voice Control
When we were kids growing up watching Star Trek, we were amazed and inspired by the crew's ability to speak to their ship. And we wondered, why couldn't we do that in real life? Well, we got tired of waiting. When the Kinect was released, we realized we could build a 24th century voice control system here in the 21st century. We immediately set to work, and thus CastleOS was born. Our voice control uses natural language processing (no commands to learn), and runs on any Windows computer. A single Kinect has easily provided coverage for a 35-ft long great room.
Energy Tracking
CastleOS is the first home automation system to fully integrate energy management and tracking into the core of a home intelligence system. CastleOS calculates real time energy usage, giving you both the ability to see at a glance your current energy consumption, as well as numerous historical trends and breakdowns through interactive charts. Scientific studies have shown that having access to this kind of information always leads to a reduction in energy usage, so when you think about it, this feature alone will pay for CastleOS...and then some.
Home Intelligence
Many home automation software options on the market today are nothing more than glorified remote controls. Many others are so complicated, they are difficult to put to use. CastleOS is the first system to demystify advanced intelligence features for the user. With DawnGuard, NightShield, EnergyEye, PermaLight, and others, making your home truly intelligent has never been easier!
Climate Control
CastleOS offers you full control over your climate. It isn't just about remotely setting the thermostat, or scheduling the A/C to turn off while you are at work. It's about laying in bed in the middle of the night, and verbally telling your house to turn up the A/C because you're hot, by speaking out loud from the comfort of your bed. (Please note: sprinkler control will be enabled in a future release as part of the climate subsystem.)
Events & Scheduling
Of all the features besides the Kinect voice control, we're most proud of our Event and Scheduling subsystem. Why? It's not because we offer scheduling and triggering capabilities that others don't (even though we do), but because we made it simple. A homeowner won't need to call a professional to set up a complex schedule for them, instead CastleOS will walk them through it with a powerful and intelligent wizard. Events can be driven by a time or date, a schedule, or even by device actions (i.e. the garage door opens).
Security
We took security seriously from the very beginning of development, and we are proud to say CastleOS has industry-leading security features including individual user accounts, hashed+salted+high work factor password storage at the Core Service, and AES 256-bit encryption of user information and passwords for all remote access apps. You will not find a password stored or transmitted in plain text here! In addition, users have the option of adding their own SSL certificate to add another layer of security!
Devices & Groups
CastleOS offers an intuitive display of your devices and their groupings. You won't find a complicated "spreadsheet-type" list of your lights and other devices here, our user interface is simple to learn and simple to use, modeled after how a human uses computers. CastleOS is fully compatible with all Insteon-enabled home automation devices (more protocols/networks to come in future releases).
Personalization
As each user of CastleOS has their own personal account on the system, there are several ways individual users can personalize the system to the their liking. For instance, on the Portal (a quick access screen for several commonly used features), each user can customize their list of favorite/frequently used devices, groups, and scenes. Many more customizations will be possible as new features roll out!
Features:
Kinect Voice Control
When we were kids growing up watching Star Trek, we were amazed and inspired by the crew's ability to speak to their ship. And we wondered, why couldn't we do that in real life? Well, we got tired of waiting. When the Kinect was released, we realized we could build a 24th century voice control system here in the 21st century. We immediately set to work, and thus CastleOS was born. Our voice control uses natural language processing (no commands to learn), and runs on any Windows computer. A single Kinect has easily provided coverage for a 35-ft long great room.
Energy Tracking
CastleOS is the first home automation system to fully integrate energy management and tracking into the core of a home intelligence system. CastleOS calculates real time energy usage, giving you both the ability to see at a glance your current energy consumption, as well as numerous historical trends and breakdowns through interactive charts. Scientific studies have shown that having access to this kind of information always leads to a reduction in energy usage, so when you think about it, this feature alone will pay for CastleOS...and then some.
Home Intelligence
Many home automation software options on the market today are nothing more than glorified remote controls. Many others are so complicated, they are difficult to put to use. CastleOS is the first system to demystify advanced intelligence features for the user. With DawnGuard, NightShield, EnergyEye, PermaLight, and others, making your home truly intelligent has never been easier!
Climate Control
CastleOS offers you full control over your climate. It isn't just about remotely setting the thermostat, or scheduling the A/C to turn off while you are at work. It's about laying in bed in the middle of the night, and verbally telling your house to turn up the A/C because you're hot, by speaking out loud from the comfort of your bed. (Please note: sprinkler control will be enabled in a future release as part of the climate subsystem.)
Events & Scheduling
Of all the features besides the Kinect voice control, we're most proud of our Event and Scheduling subsystem. Why? It's not because we offer scheduling and triggering capabilities that others don't (even though we do), but because we made it simple. A homeowner won't need to call a professional to set up a complex schedule for them, instead CastleOS will walk them through it with a powerful and intelligent wizard. Events can be driven by a time or date, a schedule, or even by device actions (i.e. the garage door opens).
Security
We took security seriously from the very beginning of development, and we are proud to say CastleOS has industry-leading security features including individual user accounts, hashed+salted+high work factor password storage at the Core Service, and AES 256-bit encryption of user information and passwords for all remote access apps. You will not find a password stored or transmitted in plain text here! In addition, users have the option of adding their own SSL certificate to add another layer of security!
Devices & Groups
CastleOS offers an intuitive display of your devices and their groupings. You won't find a complicated "spreadsheet-type" list of your lights and other devices here, our user interface is simple to learn and simple to use, modeled after how a human uses computers. CastleOS is fully compatible with all Insteon-enabled home automation devices (more protocols/networks to come in future releases).
Personalization
As each user of CastleOS has their own personal account on the system, there are several ways individual users can personalize the system to the their liking. For instance, on the Portal (a quick access screen for several commonly used features), each user can customize their list of favorite/frequently used devices, groups, and scenes. Many more customizations will be possible as new features roll out!
Location: United States, Massachusetts, Boston