Must have missed this news from almost a year ago about Amazon making it possible to buy smart homes. Was not enough to have Dash buttons, Alexa and video doorbells, now they want to be pre-fabricated into the house before you even buy it. This is way 1984 and given the pace of encroachment it won't be surprising if in a few years you could not even build a house from scratch and not have it be smart.
The drywall, plumbing, blinds, doors, and windows could all be wired to improve the quality of your life. While that may be a road too far, it might be useful if the guts of your house could speak to you and tell you where problems were before they became expensive repair projects. Like a house health diagnostic solution. There are water leaking monitors out there for a while now but it could be extended to other things.
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