For decades, home automation has tried (and failed) to reach mainstream society. TechWorldNews looks at the situation in Home Networks: Home Automation: The Unfulfilled Promise and expresses hope that President Obama's energy policies might finally provide the impetus for the technology to succeed on a grand scale. But I think this analysis is missing the point; it's not a technology issue, it's an ease-of-use puzzle and the latest tech has far, far to go in that regard.