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12 Innovative Smart Home Technologies for Modern Living

May 14, 2023

No matter what your goal may be - from saving energy, monitoring from work or making sure no one opens your garage door accidentally - smart technology has you covered.

The smart home revolution is providing value and convenience for all homeowners. By using smart devices like video doorbells, homeowners can instantly view and communicate with guests who enter their homes.

1. Smart Lighting

Innovative smart lighting systems now make life simpler by providing easy access to lights, colorful light scenes and more - all using an app or your voice. This smart home technology offers a futuristic approach while saving energy.

Adaptive lighting control is the latest innovation to allow lighting to interact with other smart devices in your home or building and respond accordingly to changing conditions. For instance, it could be activated by events from smart thermostats or through IFTTT for task automation.

Smart devices such as these devices don't need to be permanently installed in homes; instead, they can easily be added or removed at any time as per one's specific needs and goals. With such flexibility at their fingertips, these innovations help make a house feel truly like home.

2. Smart Security

Home automation has quickly become a standard feature in new-construction homes and an attractive selling point in existing properties.

Smart security devices like the August Wi-Fi smart lock make locking and unlocking easier for homeowners. Simply replace an existing deadbolt with this smart security solution, download an app on your smartphone, connect with your wireless network and you're good to go.

Advanced home technology such as Arlo home cameras are capable of recognising people, pets and cars to minimize unnecessary notifications. Touchless doorbells allow guests to announce their arrival without touching shared surfaces which could spread germs; additionally, these devices connect directly with smartphones for further chain reactions with other smart home gadgets resulting in energy, water and money savings for homeowners.

3. Smart Entertainment

A smart hub or controller serves as the brain of your home, orchestrating all devices that connect to it such as light bulbs, smart thermostats, and security cameras.

These devices typically include voice integrations that allow for hands-free operation, and may even detect people to automatically turn lights on and off for guests or adjust temperature depending on who's at home.

Smart speakers have also spurred a boom in voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Cortana that allow residents to control music playback, update to-do lists, and operate other smart tech gadgets through voice command technology. Smart home technology is becoming more affordable and user friendly - an excellent way to both add curb appeal to your daily life as well as boost curb appeal!

4. Smart Appliances

As well as the technology seen on Bill Gates' home, there are many smart home devices designed to make any house smarter. Kitchen appliances, bedroom lighting and even room vacuuming services can all be automated through these electronic gadgets!

Belkin's weMo home automation switches connect directly with your smartphone and can automate any device plugged into them - including lights and music players - using wireless technology. They'll turn on and off lights automatically, set your favorite music to play when entering or leaving a room, track movement within that room so your favorite tune follows you throughout your house, as well as track movements within each room for tracking purposes.

Assuming your smartphone can access them, smart devices that connect with it include smart bulbs like the GE C-Sleep bulb that syncs to your personal circadian rhythm; smart refrigerators that detect when milk runs low and add it directly to your shopping list; as well as many non-built-in smart devices which can be added at any time.

5. Smart Home Automation

Home automation products enable remote control of devices such as TVs, stereos and appliances as well as security systems, doorbells and thermostats. Smart hubs and controllers act as the brains behind these systems for maximum convenience and efficiency.

Smart thermostats automatically maintain ideal temperatures; smart light bulbs reduce energy use and utility bills; smart security systems deter burglars while alerting residents of suspicious activity; some smart home technologies even incorporate fire safety features that call the police or fire department if necessary.

Kitchen smart appliances provide convenience with voice-activated functions like making toast or brewing coffee at specified times; connected refrigerators track expiration dates, creating shopping lists; while microwaves offer on-demand heating. Furthermore, many smart home automation devices can access medical monitors or health sensors and take in their data.

6. Smart Lighting Control

Smart lighting control integrates intelligence and automation into light fixtures or systems, through sensors which allow different modes and actions to be programmed to respond to building environments or occupant needs.

These devices typically utilize a central controller (hub or software smart home platform) connected to their wireless network, with lights responding directly to this controller for long-term energy bill savings.

Residents can easily adjust the color or dimming schedule of any room's lighting with their mobile app, creating the ideal waking up routine in the morning. Furthermore, these systems can be linked with home security systems, geofencing technologies, voice assistants such as Siri or Alexa for hands-free operation.

7. Smart Locks

Smart locks offer added home security by replacing physical keys with remote or automatic lock systems such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple HomeKit devices. Furthermore, these smart locks can be controlled remotely or automatically locked using smartphone apps or voice assistant devices like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple HomeKit voice assistant devices.

Some smart locks include video doorbell technology for instantaneous viewing of visitors and communicating with visitors - this enables you to keep an eye out for when your kids arrive home from school, as well as keep an eye on any babysitters or caretakers that might need attention.

Many smart devices can work together and communicate seamlessly to create an enjoyable experience for you and your family, known as integration. This trend has been one of the mainstays in 2021's smart tech landscape - for instance a smart lock could automatically turn on lights or adjust thermostat settings when unlocked by you or vice versa.

8. Smart Doorbells

Smart doorbells allow you to receive notifications on your smartphone when someone approaches your front door, even if they don't ring. Once alerted, you can see who is there and talk directly through video camera from anywhere. They're also great way of keeping an eye out for packages arriving via post.

Smart home trends are no longer limited to luxury properties or upgrades planned years down the line; now more widely accessible, these features can be enjoyed by a wider array of consumers.

Smart homes equipped with advanced devices can monitor an elderly person living alone and take measures to keep them safe, such as calling the fire department in case of fire or turning off the stove before overflow occurs. Furthermore, this technology also enables adult children to keep track of their aging parents remotely and assist them with health care management from far away.

9. Smart Speakers

As many smart home devices rely on being connected to Wi-Fi, it is critical that a robust and reliable system be in place. Netgear mesh-style routers (opens in new tab) help ensure multiple devices can connect without incurring speed loss or signal strength loss.

Voice control is an integral component of smart tech, and among its most popular implementations are smart speakers like Amazon Echo or Google Assistant. These can play music, answer homework questions and narrate books or video call friends and family - all using just your voice!

Wellness gadgets in the home include wellness trackers to monitor and encourage healthy habits, such as smart scales, at-home blood pressure monitors and posture trackers. Furthermore, security gadgets can warn intruders away with loud sirens of 110db or send alerts via text or emails when someone approaches your property.

10. Smart Control Panels

Smart home control panels are custom touchscreens that bring together all of your wireless devices into a centralized app - from your thermostat to security systems and more!

Intelligent technologies are becoming more and more responsive to our needs, automatically adapting settings according to the rhythms of life. For example, this could mean turning down the furnace when leaving home or closing blinds when working from home.

Matter, a new company offering smart home technology solutions, has designed technology to connect all these different systems better together. Their products include an Amazon Alexa-enabled dimmer switch that can replace existing light switches for hands-free control over music, news, and weather as well as two-way voice features on video doorbells that ring when someone calls or knocks.

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