We all love the idea of having a smart home, but not all of us can afford such
smarts.
With growing technology, the ability to have a smart home does not mean
you need a deep pocket. Here are some inexpensive ideas to get your
home started in the smart direction.
Roost
The
Roost is
a a Wi-Fi enabled 9V battery, with an accompanying app, that turns your
existing smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector into a alarm
system. The smart battery will send you a notification in the event of
the alarm being triggered and lets you know when the battery is running
low.
Smart Home Kit
The
Smart Home Kit
can add the internet to anything in your home by turning any object
into an internet-connected device. You can do things such as automate
your curtains or make a remote controlled pet feeder. The kit contains
little
modules that help the objects in your home communicate with each other. Learn
how it works.
Nest
Nest designs and
manufactures sensor-driven, Wi-Fi-enabled, self-learning, programmable
thermostats and smoke detectors. In addition,
Works with Nest allows other devices to work smarter like your lights, appliances, fitness bands and even cars.
Wink
Wink
lets you take control of your lighting with GE Link. Using the Wink
app, you can operate the bulbs from anywhere, sync them with other smart
products, program dims or highlights and automate them to fit your
schedule.
Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight
The
Smart Alert Nightlight
keeps track of your smoke alarms, your carbon monoxide alarms, and the
climate in your home, such as the temperature and humidity in the home.
The system acts as a
virtual ear and listens for a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm and then sends notifications straight to your phone.
Simplicam
Simplicam is a
Wi-Fi monitoring camera with face recognition technology. You don’t
need a computer, just your smartphone. However, the system does provide
streaming HD video to your computer or smartphone. With the facial
recognition, you can set up texts to alert you when someone arrives home
or if a stranger is on the premises.
Skylink Alarm System
Skylink has
an easy-to-follow installation kit helps you have your home or office
wired for protection. It takes less than an hour to set up, and there’s
no wiring required. Your smartphone acts like your personal security
monitor, notifying you whenever an alarm is triggered.
Kevo
The days of fumbling around for your keys are over.
Kevo
is an eKey that allows you to open and lock your door with the use of
your smartphone. You can also view history of lock activity, and set up
other configurable features and options with the Kevo App. Kevo is also
compatible with Nest.
WeMo Insight Switch
Belkin
has a Wi-Fi enabled switch that connects your home appliances and
electronic devices to your network, allowing you to turn devices on or
off, program customized notifications and change device status. The WeMo
Insight Switch can also monitor your electronics and will send
information about the device’s energy usage directly to your smartphone
or tablet. The switch is perfect to pair with space heaters, wall A/C
units, TVs, washers, dryers and fans.
Internet of Things
Our world is getting smarter by the minute. There are new devices invented every day to make our lives easier. The Internet of Things
will grow to make our lives easier with increased machine-to-machine
communication, built on cloud computing and networks of data-gathering
sensors. There are no limits to this mobile, virtual, instantaneous, and
smart connection that is rapidly changing how we live our lives.
Photo by Robert Basic from Germany (Samsung Smart Home) [CC BY-SA
2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia
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