How "Smart" is your home?

[CliveW]

We have an outside light which comes on at night if anyone approaches and a big dog that barks when someone comes to the door, and that’s about all.

 

[backwoodsman]

Very limited.

No cameras - can see out the windows who's there. Dont see much benefit in using voice activated controls - no great inconvenience in pressing a few buttons. Heating adequately controlled by thermostat. Can turn on/off lights as we need to. Wahing machine/dishwasher can be turned on as we need to. Most things are controlled by a press (or a few presses) of a switch or button. Etc.

If you embrace all this stuff then fair enough - but I'm not sure it's making life any significantly easier.

 

[nickjdavis]

The only thing I use any sort of "smart" technology for is to remotely control the fermentation temperature in my garage brewery when I'm away from home.

 

[jim8flog]

The only thing I use any sort of "smart" technology for is to remotely control the fermentation temperature in my garage brewery when I'm away from home.

Does it have an automatic device to tip to it down the drain before you get back?

 

[HampshireHog]

Nest Heating & Smoke Alarms
Various Alexa’s, Smart Light Switches, Bulbs & Plugs

 

[Crow]

Big Brother is watching you!

I remember when I first read 1984 I thought that the level of surveillance could never happen, it seems amateurish now.
And most of the surveillance is done by your neighbours cameras!

 

[nickjdavis]

Does it have an automatic device to tip to it down the drain before you get back?

Don't mock....you are talking to the 2022 Scottish National Homebrew Champion.

 

[Oddsocks]

Ring door bell (only on phone alert, not video storage) and Alexa for the wife’s office. Life’s complicated enough without the internet dropping out and the complete house coming to a standstill.

 

[Neilds]

I am not allowed a smart speaker in the office when I am working due to security concerns but we have now introduced 2FA which means you need your mobile phone near you as you never know when the system will randomly need you to authenticate. When the fact that most phones have Siri (or similar) to the security people they just said “make sure the phone is 2m away from you during work”. Either smart speakers are ok or they aren’t

 

[CliveW]

God, I must be getting old. I have never heard of most of the things mentioned above! I really struggle to use the internet never mind anything else.

 

[clubchamp98]

My only problem with smart things is when they go wrong.
You need a degree in smart to sort them out.

Turn it off then back on dosnt work these days.!