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• Gsus4@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It would be fun to motorize the window blinds and the window slide to automatically adjust to temperature and humidity variations to save with passive cooling…but that’s not what is meant by “smart home”, is it?

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  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No that’s totally smart home and easily doable with full local control using something like Home Assistant.

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  • hesh@quokk.au ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s what enthusiasts might mean by “smart home” But businesses are thinking more like “put a wiretap in your living room that we can play ads through”

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    • 4am@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah; you really have to figure out what products are worth your time.

      Look up what’s integrated with HomeAssistant locally and that’s a good start.

      “IoT via app linked with the manufacturer cloud” is bullshit bullshit bullshit, and there are fewer and fewer choices, especially in America. Try find ing a ZWave door lock, for example.

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• IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I think a lot of the smart home stuff total worthless fluff, but there are parts that have use.

  I can control my HVAC remotely, so I have shut it down in response to brown outs and an effort to not waste power.

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  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, remote HVAC is great. I also like the smart door lock that auto-unlocks as I walk up to it so I don’t need to deal with keys… though that doesn’t always great and I end up having to use the fingerprint reader to unlock it. It is still nice to be able to unlock the door remotely to let my neighbor bring in our packages while we’re gone or to feed the dog if I’m working late.

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    • IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I keep thinking about getting a fob system. I installed a keypad for myself and that is awesome.

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