I’m planning to move to a new apartment next year, but I won’t be converting my new place into a smart home. Don’t get me wrong, there will be some smart home devices, I’m not a Luddite. For starters, a video doorbell is practically a must-have, and a robot vacuum is an indispensable helper.
But I’m not doing the whole shebang. You know, with smart sensors, smart lighting, smart plugs, smart speakers, and all these devices linked into one unified system that you can control and automate using an app. Because despite the industry finally getting its act together in recent years with the Matter standard, the smart home scene is still fractured with a multitude of players.
Matter may eventually bridge these differences, but progress has been slow so far. It feels easier to rely on the tried-and-tested (get off the couch and go hit that switch!), and not go all-in on smart home automation.
I was also reminded recently that manufacturers can easily shut down the serv…
