Smart Homes Are We There Yet
Just how substantial has the shift towards smart homes been.
Smart homes are we there yet. Smart homes also improve home efficiency. To learn about the watson iot platform and our work connecting things. Already smart devices are having a big effect on the way we build and renovate homes and their impact is only going to get bigger. George orwell s dystopia of 1984 may have taken longer than predicted to.
Sadly aside from a few companies like terrafugia this is some distance from a daily reality yet. And we re not even there yet. Ibm is working with appliance manufacturers all over the world to accomplish a seamless end user experience. Or so the home appliance market would have us believe.
But with the potential for massive data collection a gaping variance in product quality and a dependence on software and software updates there are some pretty important ramifications to consider. There is no such standard in the market yet. So no we re not there yet but we will be. We ve reviewed a lot of smart light bulbs and while we ve yet to find one that does it all the yeelight smart led bulb comes pretty darn close.
Smart homes are the new black. Smart homes can accommodate user preferences and habits. The time span is larger than you might think. We are certainly there now.
However it is important to be realistic. The smart home is capturing headlines with its futuristic possibilities of smart cars fridges and thermostats all connected to each other. For home automation to be effective devices and appliances must be interoperable regardless of its brand and manufacturing company. Our homes may be getting smarter but let s face it.
50 insanely useful smart home products you can buy right now those who have played xbox kinect will have experienced a little of what it s like to live in a digitally submersive world like that featured in the movie minority report where a wave of your controller free hand has cause and effect on a screen in front of you. Even with all of the cutting edge technology we put in our homes today they re still pretty dumb.