????甜蜜的智能家居

????今年，從微波爐到門鎖，再到恒溫器。全部聯網的智能家居將會從邊緣走向主流。智能家居的所謂賣點在于：擁有智能家居的人只需要利用一個遠程控制端——智能手機，就可以控制他們的家電和其他電子產品。然而現實和理想還差得很遠。比如，用戶不得不安裝各種各樣的應用來開關電器，而不是利用一個樞紐型的應用來完成這個程序。兼容性差是另外一個大問題。蘋果、三星、谷歌等科技公司和電器廠商已經開始嘗試著解決這一問題。他們招募了外部開發人員來使用智能家居軟件，并列出可以作為合作伙伴的智能家居生產商。相信到最后，越來越多的人會有理由花上額外的一筆錢來購買聯網家電。盡管到目前為止，這看起來更像是昂貴和沒有必要的麻煩。（財富中文網）

????譯者：嚴匡正

????審校：任文科

????Home sweet (smart) home

????This is the year when smart homes, in which everything from ovens to door locks to thermostats are connected online, reach beyond the fringe to more of the mainstream. The sales pitch is that people with connected homes can control their appliances and other electronics using a single remote: their smartphone. The reality, however, falls far short. For example, homeowners end up having to use different apps to turn appliances on and off instead of being able to do so from a central hub. Incompatibility is a big problem. Tech companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google and appliance makers are already trying to solve the problem by recruiting outside developers to use their smart home software and enlisting smart appliance makers as partners. In the end, more people will have reason to spend the extra money on connected home electronics, which until now have seemed like more of an expensive and unnecessary hassle.