I think there needs to be some sort of open source implementation against an open standard. These look interesting and MQTT is pretty popular.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;home-assistant.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;home-assistant.io</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stavros.io&#x2F;posts&#x2F;messaging-for-your-things" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stavros.io&#x2F;posts&#x2F;messaging-for-your-things</a>