diff --git a/source/_posts/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024.markdown b/source/_posts/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..50f6a7cc399 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_posts/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Thinking Bigger: State of the Open Home 2024" +description: "The State of the Open Home 2024 stream includes a deep dive into the evolution of Home Assistant, and how it has now reached an estimated 1 million installations." +date: 2024-04-24 00:00:01 +date_formatted: "April 24, 2024" +author: Gordon Cameron +comments: true +categories: Announcements +og_image: /images/blog/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024/banner.jpg +--- + +We recently held our [State of the Open Home 2024 live stream](https://www.youtube.com/live/oa__fLArsFk?si=PzlfiHLUYE6uAEq3), where we revealed how we are thinking [even bigger](/blog/2018/09/17/thinking-big/) about securing the future of the smart home. During this stream we launched the [Open Home Foundation](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/), a new non-profit organization created to fight for the fundamental principles of the smart home — privacy, choice, and sustainability — focused on serving everyone that lives in one. To learn more about the Open Home Foundation read the full [announcement](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/blog/announcing-the-open-home-foundation/). + +The stream includes a deep dive into the evolution of Home Assistant and how it has now reached an estimated 1 million installations. There were other substantial updates on voice and hardware, including teasing our upcoming Z-Wave and voice assistant hardware. The first panel discussion featured the founders of Open Home Foundation collaborating projects WLED, Zigbee2MQTT, Rhasspy, and Z-Wave JS. A second panel gave a comprehensive overview of the state of open standards, featuring key open-source developers working on Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, and Bluetooth. The stream caps off with a look into the future of the open home, including the announcement of a roadmap full of exciting new features. + + + + + +Full list of chapters: + +- Introduction ([0:00:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=11s)) +- Announcing the Open Home Foundation - Paulus Schoutsen ([0:02:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=156s)) +- Panel with Open Home Foundation collaborators - WLED, Zigbee2MQTT, Rhasspy, Z-Wave JS ([0:18:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=1111s)) +- Voice - Michael Hansen ([0:36:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=2191s)) +- Home Assistant - Franck Nijhof ([0:53:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=3188s)) +- Hardware - Uwe Bernitt ([1:21:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=4897s)) +- Panel on Open Standards - Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, Bluetooth ([1:40:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=6021s)) +- Future - Madelena Mak ([2:07:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=7649s)) +- Closing ([2:37:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa__fLArsFk&t=9453s)) + +**The Open Home Foundation** now owns and governs over 240 open-source projects, standards, drivers, and libraries, including Home Assistant - protecting these projects from buy-out or becoming abandoned. To learn more about the Open Home Foundation, visit: [https://www.openhomefoundation.org/](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/) diff --git a/source/images/blog/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024/banner.jpg b/source/images/blog/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024/banner.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..3102c8cc76a Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2024-04-24-state-of-the-open-home-2024/banner.jpg differ