Video doorbells alert you to movements outside of your door. Home security cameras watch your home inside and out. Alexa can listen for breaking glass or a smoke alarm going off. You can set your smart lights and thermostat on a timer or adjust them from your phone from anywhere. All of that sounds…

[image] David38: The 80’s weren’t exactly the dark ages, you know. Yes, I know. I grew up at 80’s :wink:

[image] David38: It is completely possible to live a quite full and comfortable life without the aid of electronic communication or internet access or even cable TV. My mom and uncle were talking about when they got a phone in their home… a phone. Not a cell phone, a rotary hang on the wall p…

I guess I’m showing my age, but I remember in the early 50’s our phone was a party line with a six digit number. A party line was the same number shared by several houses, each having a unique ring which indicated who the call was being directed to by a real person operator. Back then you had to w…

[image] Boyd: guess I’m showing my age, So now we now you are The Wise Man :ok_hand: [image] Boyd: I remember in the early 50’s our phone was a party line with a six digit number. I didn’t have 6 shared digit… in my town we already got individual numbers… however I remember the day wh…

[image] Boyd: Back then you had to worry about nosy neighbors listening to your conversations, today it is google and amazon. YEPPERS. 8 homes on our party line when I was in Jr. High School. We were stylin’ when we upgraded from the wall rotary to a Princess Phone. …

I was one of the last of my group to get a smart phone for privacy reasons. My phone has been doing everything a smart home does for a while. I have a google and an alexa, I dont care. Then again, I’m the same person if people are watching or not. Pretty handy turning lights on, setting timers. …

[image] Brian1: I was one of the last of my group to get a smartphone for privacy reasons. @Brian1 , I truly don’t blame you, sir! Sadly, I’m classified in the generation with millennials although, I don’t like all this new technology. I’m far from the ones that run to the store when the new …

Was just reading this and had to wonder what was behind the collaboration? :thinking: [image] In a rare move, Apple, Amazon, and Google just announced a major partnership The three tech giants are often competitors, but in the case of the smart home, they're unlikely bedfellows. …

It’s a conspiracy. The machines are starting their world domination.

[quote=“45IPAC, post:40, topic:15413”] The machines are starting their world domination. [/quote]. :joy::rofl::joy::rofl::joy: What was that movie with Will Smith? Was it… Irobot ?

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