I was thinking how to integrate the Wink Relay (which is a really cool new product) into my home's ISY994iZ as well. Not worth $300 to control my Zwave door locks and a few other devices. plus the Wink Relay is not even Apple HomeKit enabled. When will we see the Insteon HomeKit Relay? I understand it's on the roadmap. Timing?
Food for thought for Insteon: make a touchscreen controller as slick as the Wink Relay. The horribly unsuccessful TouchLinc (I had 4 of them and sold them as soon as I could) was a nice attempt 4 years ago and KeyPadlincs are getting old. How about a single gang device with LCD/LED/OLED display that is customizable to look like a KPL with virtual buttons that can have any text or graphic for the device/scene? It can be configured from 1 to 8 buttons and actually replace the SwitchLinc entirely. Put your development efforts into a single switch product. I despise paying $20 for custom etched KPL buttons or P-touching my switches. LCD or OLED is the way to go.
Other HA protocols are leaving Insteon in the dust as there are tons of Zwave, Zigbee and WiFi controllers and devices much more readily available than Insteon. I can buy any of these at Staples, Home Depot, Lowes, etc... Besides SmartHome and a few other HA websites, your devices are available online from Home Depot, Costco (only 5 products) and select BestBuy stores.
If Insteon wants to stay alive during this pivotal time for HA, they need to be competitive in both features and availability. As good as Insteon is, it still utilizes an archaic PLM architecture and the devices really don't last all that long. Can't tell you how many LampLincs I have thrown out because they stopped working. Apple's HomeKit framework will open up the world of HA to anyone, using any product.
The Hub (even the new one) is very limited in functionality, but offers a nicer interface than the ISY (well it really has no interface, just a hard to use/understand Java Applet). Without products like MobiLinc, I would have jumped ship from Insteon long ago. The decision to not even update the devices list in HouseLinc IMO is ridiculous I understand HL is EOL, but at least let the new Hub interface with it at some level. There is no official documentation that says it's NOT compatible besides a list of model #s in the revision notes.
I have over 100 Insteon devices in my home with an ISY994iz and really need to find a sleek touchscreen interface. Mobilinc on an IPad is as close as I can get now.
I know I am not the only one with these opinions.
Food for thought for Insteon: make a touchscreen controller as slick as the Wink Relay. The horribly unsuccessful TouchLinc (I had 4 of them and sold them as soon as I could) was a nice attempt 4 years ago and KeyPadlincs are getting old. How about a single gang device with LCD/LED/OLED display that is customizable to look like a KPL with virtual buttons that can have any text or graphic for the device/scene? It can be configured from 1 to 8 buttons and actually replace the SwitchLinc entirely. Put your development efforts into a single switch product. I despise paying $20 for custom etched KPL buttons or P-touching my switches. LCD or OLED is the way to go.
Other HA protocols are leaving Insteon in the dust as there are tons of Zwave, Zigbee and WiFi controllers and devices much more readily available than Insteon. I can buy any of these at Staples, Home Depot, Lowes, etc... Besides SmartHome and a few other HA websites, your devices are available online from Home Depot, Costco (only 5 products) and select BestBuy stores.
If Insteon wants to stay alive during this pivotal time for HA, they need to be competitive in both features and availability. As good as Insteon is, it still utilizes an archaic PLM architecture and the devices really don't last all that long. Can't tell you how many LampLincs I have thrown out because they stopped working. Apple's HomeKit framework will open up the world of HA to anyone, using any product.
The Hub (even the new one) is very limited in functionality, but offers a nicer interface than the ISY (well it really has no interface, just a hard to use/understand Java Applet). Without products like MobiLinc, I would have jumped ship from Insteon long ago. The decision to not even update the devices list in HouseLinc IMO is ridiculous I understand HL is EOL, but at least let the new Hub interface with it at some level. There is no official documentation that says it's NOT compatible besides a list of model #s in the revision notes.
I have over 100 Insteon devices in my home with an ISY994iz and really need to find a sleek touchscreen interface. Mobilinc on an IPad is as close as I can get now.
I know I am not the only one with these opinions.
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