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An Echo of the future I have been waiting years for home automation to take off. I love the idea of all my gadgets working in harmony, but so far the reality isn’t quite what The Jetsons promised. I have a few Wi-Fi-connected Philips Hue bulbs and WeMo switches, so I can check I haven’t left the lights or oven on when I’m out; I own Bluetooth speakers, so I can stream Spotify in different rooms; and I have a security camera that alerts my phone when it detects unusual movement. But all of these involve, at some level, deep-diving into apps on my phone to fiddle with menu options. I’m lazy enough that I’d rather do this than actually get off the sofa and flick a switch, but it doesn’t actually…