Here is an excerpt from this article on MSNBC "Smart homes go mass market Builders aim to woo new buyers with high-tech habitats" By Michael Rogers: "Technologists have long promised the smart home, with automated lighting and intelligent climate control, whole-house audio-video and similar digital luxuries. Yet these high-tech habitats have mostly remained the province of either gadget-happy do-it-yourselfers read the rest on the site