>> The Jetsons had every conceivable convenience
of the modern age; a robot housekeeper, hologram
communication, automated everything. The futuris-
tic contraptions of the show's brief run in the 1960s
and subsequent revamp in the '80s seemed incon-
ceivable in an age when the Clapper was about as
high-tech as real-world home automation systems
got, but it seems that future has arrived.
The automated, or smart home, is growing in popu-
larity and the options are constantly expanding.
Controlling and combining multiple smart features
is easier than ever thanks to applications (apps) that
can be downloaded onto just about any smart de-
vice like a phone or tablet, even a watch.
'Everything has an app, and what 's very useful
is you can control anything fr your phone.
The challenge is they all work independently'
One app tO
Rule them all
Integrated systems simplify smart-home automation
By Kristin Marand
S M A r t H o M e S
102 Parade of Homes FALL 2016
