Home Automation, often referred to as “Smart Home Technology”, is the use of technology to automate your home. Home automation allows you to control almost every aspect of your home through the Internet of Things. It also refers to devices appliances or systems that connect into a common network that can be independently and remotely controlled.
WHAT IT DOES:
Smart home technology provides homeowners security, comfort, convenience and energy efficiency by allowing them to control smart devices, often by a smart home app on their smartphone or other networked device. smart home systems and devices often operate together, sharing consumer usage data among themselves and automating actions based on the homeowners’ preferences.
HOW IT WORKS:
A smart home’s devices are connected with each other and can be accessed through one central point-a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Door locks, televisions, cameras, lights, and even appliances such as the refrigerator can be controlled through one home automation system. The system is installed on a mobile or other networked device.
WHO USES IT:
smart homes have been presented as a key means by which households can optimize their use of energy-consuming appliances to save energy and money. Whilst the adoption of smart home technologies and their appropriation within everyday lives is critical to their overall success, to date visions of smart homes have been strongly driven by technology push and have not been based on a clear understanding of user benefits, nor have users been engaged with in any clear or systematic way.
BENEFITS:
You might think of smart home automation as a nifty way to keep up with the latest technology, or an opportunity for homeowners to show off, but there are some amazing (and indisputably) practical advantages to home automation:
1.Maximizing home security. 2.Remote control of home functions.
3.Improved appliance functionality.
DISADVANTAGE: smart homes can be a great way to facilitate our daily life.However, there are also some problems related to smart homes.smart homes can be a great way to facilitate our daily life.However, there are also some problems related to smart homes: 1.Significant installation costs: Depending on the quality of the system, there might be even no limit and many people might not be willing to spend much money on their smart home.
2.Reliable internet connection is crucial: if you live in an area where the internet connection is rather poor, you might experience serious issues since your smart home devices might not respond the way you want them to. 3.Security issues: burglars could hack into your smart home system and open the lock in order to get access to your home.
DEMONSTRATION ON SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN APPLIED IN NIGERIA
In recent years, the proliferation of smart home technologies has shifted our perspective on what a home should look like. There are different levels of smart homes. While some smart homes can only boast of security features, there are smart homes in Nigeria that are taking it to the next level. Below are some of the features of smart homes in Nigeria.
*Voice-activated Smart Home Assistant
*Smart Hubs
*Automated Door Locks With Facial Recognition
*Automated Media Control And Home Ambiance etc
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