Smart light bulbs are likely the first items to tick on your home automation list. They allow you to control lighting in your home with your voice or from your smartphone. For example, you could turn off the lights in one room and dim the lights in another with just your voice. Some bulbs change color which could be a fun way to switch up the hues in your home.
You could also divide your lighting into zones and create a schedule for them. Forget about sleeping through alarms and instead have the lights come on when it’s time to wake up. Set a schedule for when you want the lights in a particular zone to automatically turn off or on, and dim or brighten. If you’re away on vacation, the schedule can switch the lights on at programmed intervals to make it seem like you're home.
Another special feature of the smart bulbs is that some can connect to motion sensors and only turn on when someone walks into the room. That’s to say no more fumbling in the dark and knocking your toes onto furniture when looking for the switch. These bulbs are also ideal for conserving energy because they only switch on when in use, which could cause a welcomed dip in your light bill.
A smart home theater is at the core of the ultimate entertainment experience. A killer home theater is ideal for an everyday theater experience, but especially for days when you just want to cozy up, without needing to lift a finger. A smart home theater uses advanced digital video and sound technology to provide a movie theater experience with lifelike audio-visual production and a full dynamic range right at your home and at an affordable price. You don't need a ton of wires and a complicated setup to achieve this.
Smart home theaters have the latest touch panel technology, putting the entire system at your fingertips. Additionally, they can also pair well with your virtual assistants, so you can speak commands to your home theater system without needing to operate several remotes. So, if you plan on binge watching movies all day, you just need to give verbal commands and the movies will queue up on your TV.
Extreme weather patterns are making it harder to maintain an optimum home temperature. You may already be having a hard time pressing your thermostat buttons several times a day to adjust your home temperature as the weather patterns change. For this reason, a smart thermostat is worth having. It's easy to operate using only a tap on your smartphone, or we could configure it to work with your virtual assistants so that you can operate it with a voice command.
With a smart thermostat, you don’t have to wait until you are home to adjust the temperature - you can adjust the thermostat from any location across the world. In this way, you will conserve energy when no one is at home and have the temperature just right for when you get home. The automatic adjusting reduces the use of the heating and cooling system and can significantly bring down your electricity bill.
The smart thermostat is also convenient because, over time, it can learn your household’s heating and cooling patterns and adjust accordingly. So, with time, your home temperature will stay just right without needing to adjust it at all. Only ensure that you get the right thermostat and have an expert install it for full functionality.