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Microsoft Research’s Lab of Things enables teaching and experimental research

Microsoft Research’s Lab of Things enables teaching and experimental research

Since its launch in 2013, the Lab of Things (LoT), a flexible platform for experimental research with connected devices, has enabled many projects

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Microsoft Has an Operating System for Your House

Technology Review (07/18/13) Tom Simonite 

Microsoft researchers have created the Lab of Things, software that provides a centralized control panel for Internet-connected devices within a home or building. Smart-home devices are increasingly available, but most work independently, making control and monitoring a challenge. In addition, the Lab of Things will provide standards for developers to create applications that will enable new uses of smart devices in areas with the software installed. The Lab of Things software also "lowers the barrier to deploying field studies in connected homes" because researchers and volunteers are often inconvenienced in studies that combine multiple types of sensors and other devices, necessitating short trials, says Microsoft researcher Arjmand Samuel. The Lab of Things, which builds on the earlier HomeOS, is available on the project’s home page to be installed onto a home computer, after which it will automatically detect devices on the same network. Automation might find its greatest success in office buildings, which offer large potential energy savings. In addition, nursing-home facilities could use the technology to monitor patient movements.

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