Touching Home From Anywhere
from the does-anyone-really-care? dept
For years we've heard stories about home automation and "smart homes", and there are plenty of products on the market - but the real question is does anyone really care? Right now, it definitely falls into the "nice to have" category, as opposed to the "need to have", and that's not likely to change for some time. With the current economic and political situation, many people are avoiding the "nice to haves" in life. Furthermore, I think the whole home automation space still seems too complicated and (admit it) "geeky" for your average consumer, who thinks that being able to set your thermostat via a webpage from halfway around the world isn't particularly useful.
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It's going to be a long, arduous, and expensive sell-in, though.
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Not going to happen any time soon...
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