Show threadBen FrancisMay 21

@paul This list of single-vendor system APIs reminds me of the 30+ system APIs prototyped in Firefox OS which also failed to become standards in the W3C System Applications Working Group https://www.w3.org/2012/sysapps/

I continue to believe that the reason this has never worked out is that a JavaScript API is the wrong abstraction for exposing hardware features to the web. They should be web resources with URLs rather than JavaScript objects. #WebOfThings

System Applications Working Group - W3C

RIOTJan 9

RIOT Summit 2020 - A Tour of the Web of Things

https://makertube.net/w/1RSW9Lk3NCwtQw26yJN2Ab

RIOT Summit 2020 - A Tour of the Web of Things

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Dirk Schnelle-WalkaNov 26, 2025

*Deadline extended to register as a speaker*
#W3C Virtual #Workshop on Smart Voice Agent from 25–27 Feb 2026.

The event aims to identify stakeholders and discuss challenges, gaps, and opportunities in #VoiceAgent #standardization, including:

Use cases for smart voice agents (devices, browsers, #webofthings )
#Accessibility, #usability, and #multimodal #interaction
#Trust, #privacy

Participation is free and open to all. Submit your talk proposal by Dec 11, 2025. 
See: https://w3c.github.io/smartagents-work

Dirk Schnelle-WalkaNov 17, 2025

*10d left to register as a speaker*
#W3C Virtual #Workshop on Smart Voice Agent from 25–27 Feb 2026.

The event aims to identify stakeholders and discuss challenges, gaps, and opportunities in #VoiceAgent #standardization, including:

Use cases for smart voice agents (devices, browsers, #webofthings )
#Accessibility, #usability, and #multimodal #interaction
#Trust, #privacy

Participation is free and open to all. Submit your talk proposal by 27 Nov 2025.
More details: https://w3c.github.io/smartagents-work

Dirk Schnelle-WalkaOct 29, 2025

#W3C Virtual #Workshop on Smart Voice Agent from 25–27 Feb 2026.

The event aims to identify stakeholders and discuss challenges, gaps, and opportunities in #VoiceAgent #standardization, including:

Use cases for smart voice agents (devices, browsers, #webofthings )
#Accessibility, #usability, and #multimodal #interaction
#Trust, #privacy, and platform considerations

Participation is free and open to all. Submit your talk proposal by 27 Nov 2025.
More details: https://w3c.github.io/smartagents-workshop/

W3C Workshop on Smart Voice Agents

Christian PaulJun 18, 2025
On my way to #GPN23 #gpn with a bunch of #WebOfThings projects and a receipt printer. I'm also happy to see Karlsruhe again.
Ben FrancisMar 26, 2025
I'm delighted to share that I have been selected for a https://StandICT.eu Fellowship, with a six month project working on out-of-the-box interoperability on the #WebOfThings.
| StandICT.eu 2026

Ben FrancisFeb 3, 2025
New blog post: My Vision of a Smart Building Operating System. #SmartBuildings #WebApps #WebOfThings https://tola.me.uk/blog/2025/02/03/my-vision-of-a-smart-building-operating-system/
My Vision of a Smart Building Operating System

A whole building operating system, built on web technologies, which weaves together every sensor, actuator and human-computer interface in a building into a seamless user experience.

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Show threadBen FrancisJan 10, 2025

Personally I would rather that API was a royalty free web standard than a proprietary native mobile API which could be changed or removed at the whim of one company.

WebThings Gateway bridges a range of different smart home protocols to a single standardised interface using the #WebOfThings. https://webthings.io/gateway/

WebThings Gateway

Build your own Web of Things gateway

Ben FrancisFeb 28, 2024
Last week I gave a talk to the W3C @wot Community Group about @krellian's use of @WebThingsIO for commercial smart buildings. The high level business case, a tour of Krellian Cloud features and a deep dive into lessons learnt using #WebOfThings standards. https://youtu.be/7FGS10G-YIc?si=mabYUoP6T2B02mCi
Meetup 14 - Smart Building Solutions built on WebThings

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