Why Do Smart Appliances Continue to Be So Dumb?

Connected ovens, microwaves and dishwashers have yet to add much value to homeowners

By: Kris Frieswick

So many smart appliances. So many apps. So many pointless smart features.

Jimmy Hawkins calls himself a home-automation hobbyist. But “hobbyist” is underselling it: He’s a home-automation maniac.

Hawkins has over 200 “smart” devices throughout his Alpharetta, Ga., home. They include run-of-the-mill smart products: locks, lightbulbs, a garage door opener, and vacuums. But also some weird ones: a bidet, mousetrap, toothbrush and curtain rods programmed to close his curtains at a predetermined time. LEARN MORE…

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