Kovaxlabs

I’m just not good at keeping a diary of my life. In a way, it’s a weird dilemma as I have a tons of things to share because I’ve been working on so many interesting projects lately and yet it’s precisely why I can’t find the time to post about it… Who cares really? I much prefer this than the other way round!

Originally posted by thedeadbearkid

I’m passionate about the web and I can’t help but always look at a website or an app with a “professional” prospective. I’m fascinated by details and brilliant features that you can barely notice, sometimes so subtle but efficient than it amazes me. So I’ve decided to share the most interesting things I’ve found in a new column of this blog called “Awesome features”. It will consists of tiny case studies about very specific features and details I’ve noticed here and there.

“Devil is in the details”

Last winter I was working on a DIY home security system using a Raspberry PI with the camera module and a PIR sensor. But I didn’t have much time to work on it and could go much further than a basic frame by frame webcam. I had made all the plans but not enough time to implement it…

In the meantime, the “Internet of things” has exploded and dozens of Kickstarter/IndieGogo projects have joined the movement to provide all kind of home connected objects. Of course, the security aspect of the home automation is being quite covered by great projects like Canary, Sentri and my favorite one, Piper.

Honestly those three projects are equally awesome but Piper is the only one to be available already. It’s also the only one that has a builtin Z-Wave controller which is the protocol I chose for my home automation projects last year. It’s unfortunately not as cute and sexy as Sentri and Canary but I will work on that!