The iHabitat system

[AshaiRey]

“iHabitat is a home automation system based on the concept of “Internet of Things”, wherein every kind of gizmo (appliance,wall-socket,sensors etc) in the house is connected together as a network. The iHabitat system consists of several nodes installed/placed around the house. Each node is capable of communicating with any other node in the house. Gateway nodes are capable of connecting to the outside world over the internet. Each node is responsible for one of more functions which can include sensor data collection, appliance control or user-interface.”

All the iHabitat WPANs nodes consumes very little power and the cost per appliance for integration to the network (and to the internet) is quite low. The iHabitat system ultilizes sub $10 wireless modules and sub $5 microcontrollers. Under mass production the overall cost of building internet connectivity into an appliance can be as low as $10. And this cost is bound to go lower in the coming years.

More at
http://www.embisys.com/projects/ihabitat/