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10 High Tech Gadgets to Make Your Home Smart

10 High Tech Gadgets to Make Your Home Smart

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Fully automated houses seem like they’re a distant dream and only something attainable for the people living in fictional sci-fi worlds. While we still have a long way to go before we’re all living in houses completely run by artificial intelligence, there are a lot of smart products already on the market. From voice activated assistants to help you throughout your home to coffee machines that will brew you a cup right before you rise in the morning, these high tech gadgets are a great way to start taking your home into the future.

1) Smart Thermostats

Modern Digital Thermostat

With growing concerns for the environment and the rising costs of heating and cooling our homes, we’re all looking for better ways to cut costs and make changes to how much energy we consume. Thankfully, smart thermostats have been on the market for years and they’re only getting better. These devices have the ability to learn what your preferences are and automatically make adjustments. You can also control the temperature from your smartphone while you’re away from home. The best thing about smart thermostats is that they tell you how much energy you use so you can make changes to cut costs. Here are a few of the best smart thermostats on the market:

2) Smart Refrigerators

Smart refrigerator monitoring by smart phone concept.

Smart refrigerators are a very new technology and there aren’t many models to choose from. The ultimate smart fridge is the Samsung Family Hub (http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/family-hub-refrigerator/). This smart fridge has a Wi-Fi enabled touchscreen that lets you manage your groceries and family. There are cameras in the fridge that takes pictures of your food and send them to your phone so you always know what you have on hand. With the touchscreen on the fridge, you can manage your family’s schedule, check the calendar, and leave notes. As of right now, the Samsung Family Hub has no competition, but the LG SmartThinQ Refrigerator (http://www.lg.com/us/discover/smartthinq/kitchen.jsp) can connect to your smartphone and alert you when your water filter needs to be changed and lets you increase the amount of ice your fridge has stored.

3) Voice Activated Assistants

My helper. Modern robot holding notebook for pleasant delighted girl who is sitting on the couch and resting

Voice activated assistants are the hot new home gadget. These devices have the ability to play your music, set alarms, make to-do lists, provide weather and traffic information and other things to make your life simpler. These assistants also act as home automation hubs and can control other smart devices throughout your house. Not all of the following voice activated assistants are available for purchase today, however you can sign up for pre-order waiting lists as more of these gadgets hit the market.

4) Robot Vacuums

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Although robot vacuum cleaners are not new, their technology has only improved and are still desirable to anyone wanting to fully automate their home or do less chores around the house. The best thing about robot vacuums is that their sensors allow you to leave them to do their job. While these vacuums still don’t have the ability to do heavy cleaning, they’re great for everyday use to clean up small messes. In the long run, these vacuums do help you cut down on the amount you need to spend cleaning.

5) Smart Locks

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We’ve all probably forgotten our house keys at some time in our lives and have had to deal with the stress of calling a locksmith and dishing out a lot of money just to get into our own home. Those days are a thing of the past with the rise of smart locks that can be opened with your smartphone. Some of these new locks rely on biometrics and can only be opened with your fingerprint. Smart locks provide a sense of security, as they can’t easily be broken into like traditional locks.

6) Wireless Shower Speakers

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Singing in the shower is probably something that we all secretly do. Although you can bring your music with you into the bathroom, once the shower is on it becomes hard to hear without turning the volume all the way up. Waterproof technology has improved so much that you can now fully submerge items in water without damaging them. There are many types of waterproof speakers on the market and there’s even one that is a showerhead.

7) Wireless Charging Mats

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The cords for all our mobile devices are easily damaged, needing to be replaced too often and don’t charge things fast enough. Wireless chargers are a great way to charge devices quicker and solve all the problems of traditional wired charging. With wireless charging mats, you can charge multiple devices and no longer have to worry about the charging ports on your phones and tablets degrading over time.

8) Smart Lightbulbs 

Led lamp isolated on the white background.

It’s hard to imagine how much more we can improve upon lightbulbs now that LED bulbs are long lasting and energy efficient. However, LED bulbs have been taken to the next level and entered the smart device arena. These smart lightbulbs can be dimmed, programed to change color, have built-in wireless speakers, and can be linked together to throughout your whole house.

9) Smart Coffee Makers

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Coffee is the fuel that our busy modern lives run on and most people can’t start their day without it. Smart coffee makers are the latest device making our lives simpler and letting us sleep in just a little bit longer. These coffee makers connect to your smartphone and can be programmed to brew coffee any time you want, including right before you wake up.

10) Smart Home Hubs

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Now that you’ve got all of these smart devices in your home, how are you going to control and keep tabs on each device without spending a lot of time? Enter the smart home hub, a device that connects to all of your smart home tech. From your hub, you can control everything from one central location. As the technology improves, more devices will be able to connect to your hub and you’ll be the master of your fully automated home in no time.

These smart home devices are just the beginning of full home automation technology. They’re a great start and sure to make your home everyone’s favorite place to hang out. Any one of these products will help take you one-step closer to your dream home of the future.

 

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