Installed cost for these home automation solutions quickly tends to exceed $1000 making them impractical as a cost saver. The sensor costs are suddenly dropping

Installed cost for these home automation solutions quickly tends to exceed $1000 making them impractical as a cost saver. The sensor costs are suddenly dropping as competition heats up. Hopefully innovative, web enabled solutions from fast moving startups re-invigorate this sector. I'd sure love to.