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?

Comments

Re:Nothing.

[cayenne8]

Where I really see benefit from external communication would be mostly Boolean data such as whether the kids made it home from school,

You know, more and more I'm glad I grew up in a day before you could so easily be tracked as a kid, and no cell phones, etc.

It made it more fun to be a kid. Sure, I was mischievous, and well, frankly, some of the things we did as kids and teens would likely be categorized as borderline terrorism...but it was a part of growing up. Experimenting and well...just being a kid at the time.

When young, I would leave the house, go play with friends roam mine and the adjacent neighborhood...first on foot, then bike and skateboard. When really young, my Mom's basic rule was to call from a friend's home every couple hours to check in. When older, not really even that. My parents both worked, and I'd come home from school alone or go play with friends. During the summers as a teen...I'd be at home on my own, run with friends, make my own lunches...etc.

It was fun having that independence and I never got into what you would call trouble, no more than just being a boy growing up.

Nowdays...geez, I guess mine (and all my peers at the time) parents would be cited for child neglect.

Ok....now..GET OFF MY LAWN.

;)