Kamis, 22 Maret 2018

How To Make Your Home Smart Using Technology

By Carl Davis


In these times of stressful jobs and family lives, there is a need for a little more comfort. It may be the ability to turn down the lighting on movie night from the phone. It could also be a voice-activated coffee maker. How about house robots? These are great advancements in home technologies. This is a guide on how to make your home smart. Of importance is to avoid rookie mistakes. Meticulous precision is required where technology is concerned lest it turns around and smacks everyone in the face.

One should take a tour of the house first. This probably sounds stupid because it is home, every nook and cranny is known. This will not be a regular tour. Visit every room and visualize exactly what technology could do for each. It could be smart bulbs for the bar. These change color according to the prompt. On party night, it could give a red hue or just a soft yellow for that mellow drink.

This step shakes everything up with reality. Think about how practical it would be to get a house robot to answer the door. How necessary is it? Where does it rank on the scale? What are features more important than this? Make a list with two bunches. One with the wild dreams that are not entirely necessary. Another with the practical stuff like security and automatic coffee maker or motion sensitive lighting.

Once the above step is complete, it is time to draw up a budget. Now, financial capability varies. A budget ensures that one does not get unnecessary gadgets and leaving out those that could actually be of use. The internet will provide ballpark figures in terms of gadget pricing and installation. If the pocket allows, the luxury list can be addressed at the same time too.

Always consider the consistent upgrades of gadgets and applications. How many times does WhatsApp prompt an upgrade? That is how fast things move in the technological world. One should install a system that allows for software upgrades or plugging in of a new gadget. A system that will not glitch when the application is a little out of date. It should stick work even if version 2.0 is out.

Imagine needing to turn down the music but cannot find the specific tab that operates the music system and they have to look for it for hours on end. Tedious, right? Well, how about a centralized point that connects all gadgets to the system. A capability to operate any feature with any gadget. That is what a hub does, get one.

These days children are very technology savvy. Regardless, you should ease into the whole smart home thing. Give the family some time to get used to operating one feature before introducing another. This reduces the chances of human error-caused glitch. The gradual process might also highlight areas in need of technological intervention that might have been bypassed before.

Use of technology in the home should not be used for the cool factor. It is the perfect star on the Christmas tree but that should not be a factor to consider when purchasing. One should make the decisions with a clear head. While it is okay to crave a little luxury, it should not come before security concerns and functionality.




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