Last week's Globe and Mail had an article about the stupid home vs. the smart home. The writer was pleased his home was still stupid.
I have a 'stupid' stove it only has knobs. It is without a digital clock, timer, read-out of oven temperatures, etc. It had some catastrophic failures - there still are electronic components. So I was most intrigued with a smart house, and how that might be going.
How do we know a smart home?
It has a Nest Thermostat. What a wonderful name for a company that makes smart home products.
What about a Wink home automation hub? That's also a catchy device name.
And then there is the Amazon Echo that controls other devices.
Don't leave out the If This Then That Rules - another control device.
The headlines that appear from a google search are also an entertainment:
Don't bother trying to make your dumb house smart
What smart homes are still so dumb
Are smart homes just stupid?
Will smart homes make us stupid lazy?
The dumb state of the smart home
My vote is cast without any experience whatsoever - smart homes are about witty names and clever ideas.
I found a patch of mascari (grape hyacinth) on Ninth Street on Saturday. And the second collage is last year and this year's Niagara Street cherry tree. What a contrast of blue sky vs gray sky.
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