How quickly is technology changing and can we be a part of this revolution?
Smart home technology and interconnected items are transforming far more than just the way we operate appliances within our homes. They are revolutionising our offices, our cities, our leisure activities and even the way we relate to the natural environment around us.
Here is an insight into the way smart home technology is changing how we live.
A smart world
Driven by sensors that can gauge an environment, and controlled by activators that can change the state of interconnected smart items within it, the smart world is rolling out at a rapid rate.
From driverless cars to smart cities and automated manufacturing, these interconnected devices are allowing us greater efficiency, and greater precision across all most all spectres of society.
At home
Since the advent of electricity, we have been finding ways to simplify our domestic lives, employing all sorts of appliances to take the legwork out of daily chores.
In many ways it was only a matter of time until we networked them to offer greater liveability and sustainability within the home.
Now the domestic realm can be controlled even from afar, with smart home sensors, activators appliances and apps offering an insight into exactly what’s occurring in the home at any given time.
This constant monitoring, and ability to change the home environment even remotely offers a new way to enjoy the home environment, and it has a host of benefits throughout the home.
Security, safety and home access
Security is a key feature many people actively seek to embrace, and the wealth of smart devices that can monitor the state of a home have allowed home security to become one of the major features of the smart home.
Extending from sensors to cameras, remote monitoring and automated alerts, smart home technology allows the constant monitoring of the home, even from afar.
Meanwhile, the same technology can recognise home occupants, granting them easier, automated access to the home. Locks can be automated for keyless entry or doors can be opened to grant guests access at the simple push of the home occupant’s smart phone button.
Lifestyle and ambience
When we imagine a truly intuitive smart home, lifestyle springs to mind, incorporating features like automated lighting, music and entire scenes that activate via voice control.
These features were once considered luxury items, but are now part of a vast array of affordable features many smart home occupants not only seek, but demand.
Environment and temperature
The smart home has the ability to ensure the temperature and feel of your home is just the way you like it, activating air-conditioning automatically, opening blinds to harness natural light or closing windows to guard against the chill.
The great outdoors
Of course, smart technology isn’t just restricted to the interior of the home, with many people drawn to automation for the additional benefit of outdoor controls. This allows them to go on holiday or rest easy in the knowledge key investments like their garden will be watered, or their pool will remain pristine.
Home monitoring and power consumption
Smart home technology allows you to keep a watchful eye on your property even from afar. It enables you to completely control your environment, including the power you consumer within it.
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