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<strong>Project Status: <em>Backlogged</em></strong>

This project is not currently under active development by Mozilla. 
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'''Project Haiku''' (formerly Project Smart Home) began as a project to offer a middle ground between "in a box" smart-home solutions like Apple Homekit and DIY solutions like Raspberry Pi. We envisioned modular, affordable hardware with easy-to-use rules that would empower people to solve unique everyday problems in new and creative ways. 


But we realized quickly that home automation and the industry's notion of a "smart home" are not the set of problems we are passionate about, or where we feel we can get most traction. So we moved in a different direction and chose to focus on a wearable device that would connect girls aged 12-15 with the people they loved. 

At the same time, the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Connected_Devices/Projects/Smart_Displays Smart Displays project] was also exploring the space of human connection. They arrived at a product opportunity for a stationary object that connects family members who live apart from one another. 

Because these 2 projects are working in a similar space, we've decided to merge them under the Project Haiku name. '''So Project Haiku is pivoting away from a wearable to a stationary object that resides inside the home.''' We're using the Smart Display work as the jumping point for our pivot.