Smart homes are supposed to make life easier. Sometimes they do. Other times they make you feel like you need a full-time IT department just to change the thermostat, dim the lights, or convince the fridge to let you have a snack.
And what if the Wi-Fi is down?
I read about a guy whose smart toilet wouldn’t flush because it was controlled through his phone — and the data center had been down for three hours. The help line told him to flush it with a bucket of water. That would have worked, except his smart faucets weren’t working either!
I think the smartest house is still the one where the light switch turns on the light, the faucet turns on the water, and the fridge doesn’t make you agree to updated terms and conditions before dinner.
