![]() The point, though, is to question what the smart home is offering in exchange for what we must give up. Given the acceptance worldwide that privacy is dead, these thoughts may fall on deaf ears as far as developers and designers are concerned. But at what cost? By inviting the world in, are we becoming too exposed? By adopting the smart home, are we forfeiting the security our home, our most personal space, has given us over millennia? More time for the family, more opportunity for the once tethered housewife to pursue a career, the automated home liberated us from the need to maintain it.Ĭhange is inevitable, and the technological trend toward a new generation of domestic freedom is building. The first generation of the automated home advertised better performance and the gift of more leisure time. Later, appliances replaced tools, and everything that moved, or could move, became battery powered. Though not universally considered the healthiest or “best” thing, the fact remains technology freed us from the confinement of natural light. With the advent of electricity, when we first “plugged in” our homes, the light bulb gave us the night. The movement towards the automated home began almost two centuries ago. The flood of messages doubles, the system freezes causing the smart home to reboot. Their image, sitting in their underwear eating noodles appears briefly on the screen before being whisked off into the ether. The smart home intercom exclaims, “You’ve got mail!” The confused and beleaguered business person fumbles for the remote and… uh-oh, the TV snaps a selfie in response to the flood of pings. ![]() ![]() A flurry of pings and messages from other stay-at-home hopefuls fills the screen. With an inadvertent slip of their thumb the request is OK’d and instantly a set of profiles are displayed, each chosen from a generated list of their tracked preferences. A list of tips for smart living is generated, one of which reads that based on the number of consecutive nights spent alone, they might consider exploring a selection of popular dating sites instead of watching TV. They choose: “Looking to be cheered up? Comedy Playlist.”īefore starting the program, they review a set of graphs displaying the data from their activity and diet throughout the day. The smart TV prepares a selection of Netflix marathons categorized by mood. The business person unloads their things in the kitchen where the smart stove displays a selection of take-outs, rather than its default recipe guide.Īfter the food arrives they retreat to the living room to watch some TV. An intercom with a thoughtful, comforting voice suggests they might want to order in tonight. The smart security system senses they are alone and initiates the “Friday Night In” sequence. In 2019, IoT smart home device sales will reach $13 billion, and are forecasted to reach a value of more than $53 billion by 2022.īut in this always-connected IoT home of mood-sensing music systems, smart lighting, intelligent heating and cooling, motorized blinds, and automated windows and doors, there seems to be little discussion about why consumers haven’t unequivocally bought into the IoT home hype, or whether domestic life has actually improved as a result of it.Ĭonsidering how personal our homes are, shouldn’t it be a concern that the companies advertising these products tend to discuss “convenience, connectedness, and security” more than the potential improvement to the quality of life? Is the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) into our homes inevitable? Is it already here?Ī tired business person returns to their certified IoT smart home after a long working week. ![]() Smart mirrors, robot vacuum cleaners, wireless kitchen appliances- interactive, internet-connected devices that would transform our lives. It’s been a few years since we started hearing the buzz about a new type of domestic technology.
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