Until recently, the main functions that homes provided were trapping heat and acting as a barrier between rain and all your belongings. But now that the Smart Home Movement is underway, we have entered a Jetsons-like age where our houses (or devices that we keep in our houses, so they don't get rained on) can potentially do everything for us, from cooking to locking the door to turning on our air conditioners and also possibly spying on us.
via The Verge