The smart home graveyard is getting crowded

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How it started

A decennary ago, a radical of erstwhile Apple engineers built a beauteous astute oven. With a built-in scale, restaurant-grade heating elements, a camera, and the quality to admit a chickenhearted bosom and navigator it perfectly, the June Oven acceptable the modular for astute cooking appliances. At $1,495, it was absurdly expensive, but it rapidly grew a smal …

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