Smart home and smart city and smart classroom gear are all just future e-waste. Once read an article critical of Google's smart city plans (Toronto?). Author p

Smart home and smart city and smart classroom gear are all just future e-waste. Once read an article critical of Google's smart city plans (Toronto?). Author pointed out that all this digital crap is useless after 10 years. Time for another upgrade! Woot! I'm pondering residential PV and battery. Rated life span of 30 years? Really? (I'll be dead by then, of course.)