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Smartest Home In America

Cabin John, Maryland - June 11, 2014: When Alex Hawkinson, founder and CEO of SmartThings, wakes up, the Jawbone UP 24 wearable around his wrist sends an alert to the hub that controls his house, and a set of actions unfolds. One of which sends a signal to the "smart" electrical socket plugged into a normal "dumb" coffee pot to start making coffee. When Hawkinson grabs a coffee cup from his shelf, a motion sensor triggers the house to tell him the weather for the day.

Hawkinson, founder and CEO of SmartThings, owns, what might be, the smartest home in America. The suburban Cabin John Maryland home, originally built in 2005, has been retrofitted with over 150 connected devices controlled by a hub and smartphone.

CREDIT: Matt Roth for The Wall Street Journal

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Cabin John, Maryland - June 11, 2014: When Alex Hawkinson, founder and CEO of SmartThings, wakes up, the Jawbone UP 24 wearable around his wrist sends an alert to the hub that controls his house, and a set of actions unfolds. One of which sends a signal to the "smart" electrical socket plugged into a normal "dumb" coffee pot to start making coffee. When Hawkinson grabs a coffee cup from his shelf, a motion sensor triggers the house to tell him the weather for the day. <br /> <br /> Hawkinson, founder and CEO of SmartThings, owns, what might be, the smartest home in America. The suburban Cabin John Maryland home, originally built in 2005, has been retrofitted with over 150 connected devices controlled by a hub and smartphone. <br /> <br /> CREDIT: Matt Roth for The Wall Street Journal
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