What People Want From Smart Homes

Hallie Siegel writes: Despite the energy savings and environmental friendliness that has often been associated with smart home technologies, a recent poll showed that consumers primarily want their homes to optimize for their comfort level and personal preference (45%). Security/Safety and Energy Savings tied in second place (18%). Environmentally friendliness came in at only 11%. Note that the three most voted choices have direct advantages for the user, as opposed to Environmental Friendliness, which is primarily a societal benefit. What would you look for in a smart home?

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what companies/the NSA wants from smart homes

[Anonymous Coward]

That's great! Now that we know what people want from smart homes, here is the matching list of what major corps / the NSA wants from smart homes:

* Knowing when you are home or away (43%)
* Being able to monitor and data-mine any in-house audio (88%)
* Locking down your stove/microwave into a "pay per cooking-minute plan" (55%)
* Facial recognition of your real-life friends network (66%)
* Ability to turn on any web cams remotely for terrorist protection (51%)

I predict one of these groups will get their wishes...

Re:I am going to live in the dumbest home

[Sri Ramkrishna]

Make sure you also write a manifesto and grow your beard.

Re:Shitty Website Alert!

[Noah Haders]

dude that's the new style for internet start up sites. stop being old.

Re:Nothing.

[Translation Error]

What I really want a home to do though, is to clean itself. Self-clean the toilets, the sinks, the shower and bathtub, the tile, the carpet, the kitchen, and to be able to lift dust off of things and dispose of it.

But a really smart home will eventually realize the most efficient way to keep the house clean is to eliminate the people and pets in it...