The Tech Solution To Workforce Challenge

In 1997, Bill Gates’s built his “smart home”, Xanadu 2.0, for $63 million (see We’re Already Living in the Smart-Home Future). The smart home adjusted room temperatures turned lights on and off and had personalized music throughout the space. Now, amazingly (I think), the average homeowner can do something similar with motion sensors, some smart light bulbs, a Nest thermostat, and a few Sonos speakers. The concept of the ‘smart home’ has changed a lot since Mr. Gates built Xanadu 2.0. There are many more technologies in the mix—from personal geolocation monitors to automated . . .