I love playing with gadgets. I use my iPhone and Apple Watch to monitor and record events in my life. I have a Smart TV, which of course is really just a TV connected to the Internet with added apps.
I just can’t get my head around spending money on a ‘Smart’ home though.
The central heating thermostat is set at the same temperature all year round and it does its job; the heating comes on when it gets cold enough.
I suppose a remote controlled lamp in the living room could be useful, but beyond that I can’t see much point. What’s the use of a smart kettle? It only takes a couple of minutes to boil and in any case I’ve still got to fill it up with water first. Same goes for a coffee machine or a toaster.
Until there’s a fully robotic experience, when the tea, coffee or toast is actually brought to my sofa ready to drink and eat, I think I’ll carry on as I am.
By the way, my electric kettle is 1970’s vintage, still going strong, and is made very more robustly than the plastic ones these days.
The toaster is only a couple of years old but made to a long-time tried and trusted design.