Smart Home

Technology pacing at its rate has made significant developments in influence and usability not just with smart phone and gadgets, but even automobiles and heavy machinery used in industries and our homes.

It's only a matter of time before smart homes becomes the norm. Nowadays, everyday devices found at homes such as doorbells, lights, window blinds, appliances, speakers have the capability to communicate with each other.

Internet of Things(IoT) allows centralisation of systems around the home for implementing home automation and truly creating a smart home.

Home automation grants the owner, the ability to control electronic devices which has been linked to a control system, located within the house.

A simple push of a button or voice command for completing a simple task, or scheduled configuration for operations of lighting or heating, or automatic operations of security systems.

Setting up some of the simpler operations can be relatively inexpensive, but other can require serious investment in capital and time.

The innovation for such inventions seems to have driven from the idea of making everyday lives easier and convenient for consumers.

Fully functional switches to turn lights on/off replaced with voice command or movement detection, peephole door viewer allowing home owners to verify a visitor at their door replaced with electronic door bell and security camera that provide live feed to the user, manually turning the valves of radiators to turn on the heating replaced with automation or timed using some form of central system for control.

These are some basic operational products that can be implemented in homes so far, and there’s a lot of creative and revolutionary products in development for commercialisation as we speak.

The perceived conclusion, that people will lean towards a lifestyle with everyday chores/tasks that will take minimal time and effort.