So what is Google doing in the Internet of Things (IoT) space?? Will this be another souped down version of android or has the Mountain View-based tech giant got it right? This crisp presentation has the answers.

1. Everything you wanted to know about
Google Brillo - in 3.57 minutes
Unravelling Google’s blueprint to move closer to the heart of your smartphome
Author: Prayukth K V
Graphics: Prabahar Chitraikani

2. What’s it all about?
• Brillo was named after the scouring pad as it is a
scrubbed down version of the Android operating system
for devices with smaller computing and memory
footprints (as less as 32 MB).
• The OS will use Bluetooth and WiFi to get smart home
devices online.
• Brillo sits at the heart of Google’s effort to expand its
footprint into the Internet of Things space.
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3. Hopping on
• You can jump into the Brillo platform via your mobile
device, add owners for a device, and that’s it—that
control hub of sorts will look the same to everyone who
has the control, no matter the device.
• The idea is to create a standard way for each device in
your home to explain to other devices what it's capable
of and what it's doing right now, so they can all work as a
team.
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4. Brining that dishwasher online
Manufacturers can put Brillo on their devices to ease the
process of getting a device online, manage the
connectivity and many of the lower-level hardware
functions that manufacturers don’t want to deal with.
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5. Weaving it in…
• Google also announced a communications standard called Weave
which is a communications standard that defines devices and their
function(s).
• Weave is not a separate protocol, but rather a lightweight schema
developers can use. Any device running Brillo and Weave will be
able to interact with other Android devices. So devices will not just
be linked to your phone, but also each other.
• Weave exposes developer APIs in a cross-platform manner, so any
connected device will speak the same language. Users will also see
the same interface no matter what devices they are connecting.
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6. Securing IOT the Google way
Google does address security with a variety of tools, a
company spokeswoman said. That includes tools at the
application, operating system and other layers. Google
plans to support “verified boot” as an optional service.
That is, devices would only run verified software, she said.
Also, the company is looking for ways to support rollback
protection, to prevent someone from installing older
software they know is insecure.
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7. Securing IOT the Google way
• There's no shortage of hardware makers lining up to sell you smart
devices. The growing Belkin WeMo ecosystem, expanding to include
kitchen appliances, along with the LG HomeChat app for controlling
your white goods from afar.
• Samsung unveiled ARTIK, a chip line meant to give developers the
basic technological architecture they need to build an ecosystem of
IoT devices; and just last week, we saw indications that Apple plans
to put its mobile devices at the center of the smart home of the
future, with a user’s iPhone acting as a kind of control panel for all
kinds of smart devices
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8. The questions remain..
• It remains to be seen how many developers will jump on Project
Brillo since Apple Home Kit has already had a year’s worth of
development.
• Will Brillo be as broad, functional and easy to use as Google claims?
• “Cut down” version of Android is still Android.
• How Brillo will address breaches, patches and other security
problems that could affect corporate networks is still a mystery.
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9. Coming soon..
Brillo will be out by the 3rdQ of this year. Weave will take
some more time (late 2015).
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10. About Prayukth
Prayukth is a marketing guy with plenty of
experience in all forms of marketing, building
brand credibility, market research, IoT, and
predicting customer behavior.
He is a social media power influencer with an
awesome presence on twitter, linkedin, slideshare
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11. That’s all folks!
Author: Prayukth K V
Graphics: Prabahar Chitraikani