diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 019cc6bdc06..a4f045a1686 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,15 +4,20 @@ Home Assistant Home Assistant provides a platform for home automation. It does so by having modules that observe and trigger actors to do various tasks. It is currently able to do the following things: - * Track if devices are home by monitoring connected devices to a wireless router + * Track if devices are home by monitoring connected devices to a wireless router (currently supporting modern Netgear routers or routers running Tomato firmware) * Track which lights are on * Track what your Chromecasts are up to - * Turn on the lights when people get home when it is dark - * Slowly turn on the lights to compensate for light loss when the sun sets + * Turn on the lights when people get home when the sun is setting or has set + * Slowly turn on the lights to compensate for light loss when the sun sets and people are home * Turn off lights and connected devices when everybody leaves the house - * Start YouTube video's on the Chromecast - * Download files to the host - * Open a url in the default browser on the host + * Start YouTube video’s on the Chromecast + * Quit current running application on a Chromecast + * Download files to the host machine + * Open a url in the default browser at the host machine + * Simulate key presses on the host for Play/Pause, Next track, Prev track, Volume up, Volume Down + * Controllable via a REST API and web interface + * Support for thin client Home Assistant instances that will forward all their commands to the main instance + * Android Tasker project to control Home Assistant from your phone and report charging state. Combine it with AutoVoice to be able to tell your phones to turn the lights off! ![screenshot-states](https://raw.github.com/balloob/home-assistant/master/docs/states.png)