> What is the coolest thing you can do with a smarthome? The single biggest selling point? There's no single selling point. > Seems like you can basically ju

> What is the coolest thing you can do with a smarthome? The single biggest selling point? There's no single selling point. > Seems like you can basically just control appliances from your smartphone. That might be the case for most consumers, but it's nowhere near the end of what you can do. One day my 3d printer was working and my robo vacuum bumped into it. I realized that it wasn't a good idea to start a vacuum run if the printer was busy. Both vacuum and printer were already connected to Home Assistant, so the fix was trivial and took a couple of minutes. I've setup my air filter to turn on whenever the air quality drops - currently watching outside particulate levels, but I'm assembling a device that will allow me to measure inside levels. We have two portable air conditioners in the same circuit. They can often run together - but not always. They are wired to smart outlets that measure power draw. Automation will turn one of them off if they exceed the recommended power draw - before the breaker gets unhappy. They will also be turned on automatically based on internal temp sensors. So I don't have to worry about my dog. The important thing is to connect everything that can be connected and start streaming the data. You'll start to find plenty of situations where doing <x> when <y> will be useful. Want to dim the lights when the TV comes on? Easy. Want to turn the coffee maker on and open the blinds when you wake up? Simple. Want to postpone your dryer or washing machine when there's people around? Not a problem. Want a reminder that you forgot the garage door open, or a door open? You can do it. But what's important to you will depend on your use-case.