USB-C for power with an ethernet port available, I don’t need POE.
It should be a much smaller form factor, I’m thinking about the size of the SwitchBot Hub Mini, and also wall mountable.
It should have built-in temperature and humidity sensors, and in software this should be integrated in such a way that it allows the device to become a proper air conditioner controller, rather than Having to use workarounds.
Lowering the price by $20-$40.
Along with releasing this BD 1003, releasing a Bond Bridge Lite which would just have IR control and would compete with offerings on Amazon, priced at around $30 I’m thinking, also with a temperature and humidity sensor. Basically just the standard BD1003 but with The RF module removed.
As others said, implementation of Bluetooth and BLE would be really cool, my usecases would be to bridge in SwitchBot Bots and Amazon echo Buttons, so cloning and also proper Bluetooth pairing would be necessary.
Perhaps adding another RF chip for listening to RF contact, motion, temperature and humidity, and other sensors and buttons. Going along with this, the ability to automate your connected devices or send HTTP requests based on the states of these devices.
The most important one is native Apple HomeKit or Matter support!!! The Bond plug-in works very well but native HomeKit or Matter would be much better.
When the new one is released, there should be a built-in software feature which allows you to transfer all of your devices over to the new one and then trade the old one in for credit.
To help cut the price point a little bit, remove the RGB light from the top and use a simple little one instead of an entire light ring. And also, expose the light, if you add it, to the API.
Allow for dimming on lights that have to use a custom remote, both where it is built into ceiling fan remotes and also separate lighting.
Allow users to create custom remote templates.
The option to set up and use the Bond Bridge over the local network without an account.