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Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Are home smart devices really worth the money? Is it really convenient and time saving?

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[–] r3tryfail@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Is automating repetitive, menial tasks beneficial? Hell yes, if it's shit you don't want to do repetitively. The monetary value is equal to how much life it gives in return for something you don't want to do.

Is randomly buying consumer "smart devices" worth it? No. That's way too general a question and most are just network security holes or short-lived, proprietary ewaste.