IRISHOME

A bedroom television spends most of its life switched off, or showing a grid of apps nobody asked for. IRISHOME gives it something better to do.

Set it up once and your television becomes a quiet, personal home screen: your name, your city, the time, and artwork that changes with the hour — morning, afternoon, evening and night. The way a good hotel room greets you. And the first time your home appears, IRIS says hello.

IRIS

Hold the button on your remote, or on your phone, and speak. IRIS answers from the television, in the room, in her own voice. Ask what's on today. Say "remind me at 8:30 to call Mom" and she says it in the room at the time.

• Reminders, spoken in the room at the time
• Your household's schedule on the television — today, the week, the month
• The music on or off, just by asking
• Sleep Screen: dark until morning

YOUR PHONE IS THE REMOTE FOR THE REST

Scan the code on the television and your phone becomes the place you organise the home: reminders, what IRIS remembers, your own photos on the screen, and the people and televisions in your household.

COLLECTIONS

Every Collection is included with your membership — Hall Signature, Coastal, Botanical, October, Kauai — and every Collection released from here on. Each is four pieces of artwork, one for each part of the day, with its own colours and its own mood. Switch whenever you like.

MEMBERSHIP

IRISHOME is one membership, billed by Google Play: 7 days free for new members, then $19.99 a month, cancel any time in Google Play. It includes IRIS, every Collection, the household schedule and reminders. There is no free version and nothing else to buy.

WHAT IT DOESN'T DO

It doesn't control your lights, your thermostat or your locks, and it isn't a smart-home dashboard. One calm screen, and a voice that knows the time.

PRIVACY

Your city's exact coordinates, your daily rhythm and your choices stay on the television. When you finish setup, the television sends our server the name to greet you by, your city's approximate location and time zone, the room's name and a random identifier — and the screen tells you so before you press the button. When you talk to IRIS, your voice is transcribed and answered by services working for us and the audio is not kept. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking. Full policy: https://irishome.ai/privacy

REQUIREMENTS

Android TV or Google TV. Designed for the remote, not a touchscreen. Renders at 1080p. IRIS needs an internet connection; the screen itself keeps working without one. A microphone on the remote lets you talk to IRIS from the sofa; your phone works everywhere.

Made by House of Handle.