Throughout the 2000s, smart devices and systems have been evolving at a rapid pace. Microsoft predicted many things that today’s smart home owner takes for granted, such as security systems, environment controls, smart locks, and lighting controls. That same year, Microsoft contributed its own version of how a smart home should look and function. The Internet of Things (IoT) was born, although it would take Kevin Ashton another nine years to contribute the term. Then, in 1990, a challenge issued by Dan Lynch, President of the Interop Internet networking show resulted in John Romkey and Simon Hackett creating a toaster connected to, and controlled from, the Internet. In 1984, the term “smart house” was coined by the American Association of Home Builders. Motion-sensing lights, automatic garage door openers, programmable thermostats, and security systems were now commonplace and affordable. The 1980s were a game changer for everyday consumers. The X10 devices worked with a building’s existing AC wiring and controlled small appliances and lighting fixtures. We’re finally getting into the territory of practical devices for actual homes. 1969 ushered in the true connected universe with the introduction of ARPAnet, the precursor to the Internet we know today.ġ975 brought the X10 Home Automation Project. In 1966, Westinghouse engineer Jim Sutherland created the ECHO IV, which was the first true home automation device, controlling temperature and appliances, and allowing for inputting and later retrieval of shopping lists, recipes, and other family memos. Sure, it was designed to resemble something we’d still recognize today from science fiction, yet the interior failed to live up to the promise, simply because the technology didn’t exist yet.Īfter the 1940 invention of the electrical digital computer, the 1940s through the 1960s saw computer technology come into its own. The 1933 A Century of Progress International Exposition (the “Chicago World’s Fair”) offered a look at the Home of the Future. As promising as this was, it would be several decades before electrical appliances became commonplace in the home, and even longer before technology could really deliver on the promise of a futuristic home incorporating those appliances, controlled remotely. Many technology historians point to Nikola Tesla’s creation of a remote control for a toy-way back in 1898-as the true beginning of easily accessible consumer-oriented automation.
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