DomController project aims to centralize and simplify the control of every day activity through very efficient medium– your Windows Phone. Julien Schapman, a developer behind DomController has demoed his most exciting project of this year called home automation through Windows Phone. It can act as remote control for different devices like TV, Kinect, PC, Printer and pretty much every thing. Users would be able to control different devices and gadgets through DomController server which you’ll have to install on your beloved Windows Phone.

DomController has built-in support for Z-Wave, X10, infrared, Bluetooth, USB, UPnP. Basically, you will be able to manage and control home appliances through computer, tablet and smartphone. This will not only boost the security of your home, but it can also trigger different events like setting off an alarm on intrusion detection. As of now, it can perform following actions,

• Automatically power off devices in standby mode
• Gradually light up and turn on coffee maker as soon as the alarm clock rings in the morning
• Receive an alert on the mobile phone in case of problem (power failure, intrusion, fire, water leak, freezing fault, device malfunction, abnormal peak consumption,…)
• Automatically regulate heating, f.e. auto switch in comfort mode when we are on the way home, or auto switch in absence mode when no occupancy is detected at home, or temporarily turn it off when the temperature quickly drops (opening windows to air a room)
• Create a home-cinema scene (turn on A/V equipment, lower blinds, dim lights, select the right video input,…)
• Turn your smartphone or a tablet into a universal remote
• Control equipment using voice or gestures through Kinect sensor
• Turn on ventilation when the humidity rate is too high or turn on humidifier when it is too low
• Receive an alert as soon as you leave home and forget to turn off a light, an appliance, or to close a window
• Be warned when rain is forecast and a window is still open
• Simulate a presence by turning on randomly lights
• Schedule activation of an appliance according to a planning
• Automatically turn lights on when motion is detected
• Turn lights on and unlock doors during emergencies
• Send security cameras images to the phone when an alarm is triggered for a visual check
• Set a timer for the lights or A/V equipment
• Be informed when the washing machine has finished wash cycle
• Define some actions based on the appointments stored on your phone

The possibilities are endless. Watch some of the videos created by developers to judge the future by yourself. Even if the developer is able to pull something close what he had depicted in the video, it will be an awesome beginning for next generation cost-effective remote management system.

Source: 1800pocketpc, DomController