All you need to know about smart homes

We now live in a world of speed and development thanks to the information and communication technology revolution, as it made the impossible a reality, and brought the far away so that the world became a “small village,” and it still affects our lives greatly. 

The list of the latest innovations in technology includes the smart home, which is considered one of the means that contribute to increasing the value of your property.

What is a smart home?

We can define a smart home as a home that is managed using applications and remote controls via the Internet.

It includes many multifunctional systems, monitoring devices and sensors, and provides its owners with comfort and safety, in addition to rationalizing energy consumption and ease in performing tasks.

The most important features of the smart home

• A smart home is where anywhere can be digitally controlled. Your doorbell, your lighting, your home security.

• For heating, water, everything can be controlled, even the process of drawing your curtains can be monitored and controlled remotely through technology.

• Rationalization of energy consumption, the sensors in the smart home carry out many tasks, for example, they are responsible for turning on the lights automatically when you enter the room, and turning them off as soon as you leave. and you turn off the air conditioner and heater if the weather is suitable

• In addition to stopping the work of many devices and systems in the event that you leave or do not need to use them.

• A friend of the environment, the advantages of the smart home also include preserving the environment, as many smart homes depend on the sun as a primary source of energy, not to mention reducing their use of fuel and electricity, which reduces environmental pollution.

• Security and protection, multifunctional sensors at the doors, windows and inside rooms of the smart home provide maximum protection, most of the time, smart homes include many cameras distributed throughout, where you can monitor your home from anywhere in the world.

• The smart home features a special system when traveling, which works to turn on and off the lights and open and close the curtains, so that it appears to people outside that the house is not empty.

• High safety scores, the smart home is built to comply with the highest levels of security and safety, as evidenced by fire detection sensors, the house works to contact the civil defense or fire department in the event of a fire, and it also alerts you if there are spoiled foods in the refrigerator to get rid of.

You may think for a moment that the smart home project differs from the traditional home in only simple things, but in fact the difference between them is significant.

The smart home works entirely through artificial intelligence technologies, and it also includes many additional tools and features that distinguish it from the traditional home such as.

Indoor audio system

This system helps you control the home through voice commands, as it interacts with you and responds to your questions and inquiries related to the home and other matters. like choosing the right clothes depending on the weather, or the fastest way to get from home to work according to traffic. 

Monitoring systems

The smart home is characterized by the presence of monitoring systems that record and detect everything that is going on in the house, and in the event of something suspicious happening in it, such as the entry of thieves, for example, they operate alarms or make sounds inside the house with the aim of scaring them and alerting you to the presence of someone in it, bearing in mind that some of them are programmed to communicate immediately with the police and inform them of what is happening.

Smart locks

Smart locks make you able to open and close the door while you are in your place, through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on your phone or tablet, or through voice commands or a fingerprint, and the feature is also available to automatically lock the doors and generate temporary or permanent access codes for your family members or guests.

Precise sensors

The smart home provides you with many multi-tasking sensors to protect you from any unwanted interference, thus keeping you safe in the event of any danger.

The smart home includes sensors that make thieves feel afraid of entering or even approaching it, such as calling the police or sounding alarm sirens, in addition to the presence of sensors that alert you in the event of a fire or gas leak.

Things to consider if owning a smart home

• high cost

• Lack of flexibility and laziness as a result of the heavy dependence on the home 

• The difficulty of repairing household faults, as it requires highly skilled employees or specialized companies

• The necessity of providing a fast internet network at home, as it depends entirely on it.