Reminds me a bit of Paul Lutus http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1681247
Automated homes seem to be like video phones: common in science-fiction, we now have them, but they (curiously) aren't used that much.
Automated homes seem to be like video phones: common in science-fiction, we now have them, but they (curiously) aren't used that much.
Right now each "smart" feature would be completely separate from the rest so you can't amortize the cost of each one. So if you want a home security system, an automatic door and window locker, and an item tracking system you will need to pay for and install three separate systems. Since the utility of some of those systems just isn't that great people only install the system that has the highest economic benefit -- the home security system. Everything else costs too much for too little benefit.
What science fiction in 1920 thought people would hold phones that let them call other people and instead chose to write the message down and then send it. Yet, often people find text messages far more useful than a phone call.