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| Developer | Microsoft Research |
| Working state | Unknown (as of October 2013[update]) |
| Official website | www |
HomeOS was theworking title of ahome automationoperating system being developed atMicrosoft Research in the early 2010s.[1][2] Microsoft Research announced the project in 2010 and abandoned it in 2012.[3]
HomeOS communicated with Lab of Things, acloud-basedInternet of Things infrastructure also developed byMicrosoft.[4][5][6]
Microsoft's slogan for their HomeOS project was "Enabling smarter homes for everyone."[7]
Microsoft's HomeOSdevelopment team has written three sampleapplications that make use of multipledevices, including a "sticky media" app that plays music in parts of the house that are lit up, but not other rooms; atwo-factor authentication app that uses audio fromsmartphones and images from afront-door camera to turn on lights when a user is identified; and a homebrowser for viewing and controlling a user's access to all devices in a home.[8]
Some staff who worked on the project citedMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer's focus onenterprise applications,productivity software, andcloud computing as the reason for the stalleddevelopment.[3]
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