In the last decade, a range of digital technologies and services have hit the
market and moved quickly from niche use to the mainstream like Facebook, &
smartphones.
In the next decade we are in for even
more dramatic changes in the roles that technology will play in daily life.
One of them is Smart Home technology. There are several examples
smart homes are going to make our lives comfortable.
Imagine you are in 2020 - you'll awake in the morning to the sound
of your alarm, and the hidden sensors in the room will know you're getting up.
The lights will automatically, but gradually turn on and the thermostat will
warm the rooms you're about to use — the bathroom, the kitchen and, a few
minutes later, your car.
The coffee will start to brew. You'll get push notifications about
the weather. Your kitchen will remind you which ingredients you'll need to pick
up on your way back home from work and the items you'll want to include in
dinner that night before they spoil.
When you leave the house, you'll press a button via an app that
will self-drive your car out of the garage. Right then, security systems will
snap into place. House doors will automatically lock. Appliances will switch to
an energy-saving mode.
On your way back in the evening, using geo-fencing technology your
house senses you're arrival & will get ready for you - the thermostat will
warm things up, the garage door will open as you pull up, and your favorite
music will start to play when you walk in. Hope you had visualized the
situation.
3 most important use of Smart home technology are:
Security: Few years back you had
to put a plate of “Beware of Dog” on your gate for your home security J. Today with Nest or Piper security systems you can link it with
local police or private security and also control your home from your smartphone,
while you are miles away or even enjoying vacations in other countries.
Connected Home Appliances: with Nest,
Whirlpool & Samsung, some of your appliances can be connected using Internet
of Things on WiFi and
they send you notifications or reminders suitably like you milk is getting over
or you have forgotten to switch off the fans. Smart TVs with internet give you
freedom watch all your favorite programs in HD at your leisure. Google
acquired Nest Labs provide self-learning thermostats to control the temperature
even when you are not at home.
Energy Conservation: With all these
connected devices, major advantage is energy conservation.
From living rooms to yard, we are
embracing the Smart home technology & it will work on 4 Cs –
Connectivity, Conservation, Control & Comfort!!
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