In 1962, The Jetsons aired as a comical view of the future with their smart home. In 1966 Americans first viewed Star Trek; most of its tech has since become a reality. Since then many TV series and major movie productions have featured futuristic homes, including Tony Stark’s mansion in Iron Man and the smart home in I.T. (2016). Smart homes were once things dreamed up by Hollywood, but today the future has arrived—complete with voice assistants and thousands of mainstream smart devices. Now almost every home has smart devices and a myriad of appliances that communicate with the Inter ...
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