Online and web-related technologies and operations are moving toward automation. Does the off line counterparts are gearing toward automation, too?
Let’s take home automation as a case study. Well, what do you think of automating your bathroom? For example, digital shower? The digital shower can be controlled from any room in the house, including the temperature. Once the water reach the desired temperature, an audible noise will chime notifying you. How about shower enclosure, toilets and other bathroom furniture and accessories?
How home automation can help you?
Home automation is basically the automation of household appliances using electronic devices and wireless technology to control them anywhere in the house.
While it sounds pretty much like Bill Gates’ home, home automation can help you if you are someone with special need, working at home or simply love tech and innovation that can help you to be more productive. For example, the digital bathroom equipments and accessories can help you multitask your activities at home, including house chores and working at home.
The great news is, this technology is becoming more accessible than ever. You don’t need to be as wealthy as Bill Gates to automate your home.
One thing to keep in mind in considering home automation – Will it benefit you? e.g. Is remodelling your bathroom to accomodate the wireless digital shower and such can offer you solutions, instead of more problems?
Technology can help us do things more and better. However, you need to implement the right technology for the right task – Exaggeration can only lead you to become a tech junkie.
Do you have any thoughts on home automation and how home automation can help you with? If so, please share your thoughts by commenting on this blog post.
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Home automation has been around for a long time. Most people automate electronic devices or lighting in their house. Garage Doors, home theater, outdoor and indoor lighting, sprinkler systems and more. The real key to home automation is the control system. Keep that in mind.
Great tips, donnie!
You know… that Digital bathroom looks downright cool! Man… would be awesome to get my hands on something like that someday instead using the old ways of showering, especially since I always like warm temperatures I could set it to my preferred temp so easily.
Till then,
Jean
Awesome! and these tips did worked for me….cheers Sophia!
Of course this could be helpful but is it necessary? Maybe not just yet. I think that in upcoming years we will observe the growing role of any automations that appear in our life. Still, we can do anything at home manually, so I think this could be more helpful for people who are sick or old, and can’t do everything by themselves.
I highly doubt I will have much automation in my home anytime soon. It all seems like unnecessary luxury. I wouldn’t mind having lights that automatically turn on when I enter a room, but I definitely don’t need a digital shower. I think people expected a lot more innovation in home automation by now, but for most it is luxuries that we can live without.
Great tips, donnie!
For now, home automation will probably remain a luxury and something for those who do have special needs – it’s very helpful in that case.
It certainly does seem like a very cool idea, though, and is probably pretty likely to catch on eventually – if only because we all tend to be pretty lazy, and love a good gadget. I think digital kitchen appliances sound great.
highly doubt I will have much automation in my home anytime soon. It all seems like unnecessary luxury.
WOW I love the idea of home automation, so MODERNISTIC. I would also love an automated shower, why just today I accidentally entered my shower when it was FREEZING COLD, both that water and the air so it was even worse when I came out.
If you already have high speed internet service in your home. Your wireless router and internet modem are in place. You simply connect your existing router via an ethernet cable to a smart automation controller that plugs into a nearby power outlet. Then you then plug your porch lamp into another smart module and plug that module into a nearby power outlet. After you set up your system you are ready to go!
You can check via the internet to see whether your porch lights are off or on. You can instruct your controller to dim the light. You can instruct your porch lamp to turn on automatically at sunset, and turn off at sunrise.
Thanks for sharing. I think we don’t really need it, It is just a waste of money.
It’s important to underline the fact that you don’t have to be as rich as Bill Gates to invest in home automation. For example, garage door automation can be as ‘cheap as chips’ offering great flexibility to your lifestyle.
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Although Home Automation sounds good, it really has to be affordable and easy to use in order for the masses to embrace it.
Since we’re now in the age where everything is now done for us, its kinda hard to adopt to the old tradtion.. ALl appliances and electronic items have just developed so fast that its getting ahead of us without our knowledge! scary dont you think?
LOL - it's kinda giving me a bit of technophobia, but hey - advanced tech used appropriately will benefit us greatly, don't you think?
This is so true, people are so used to technology that they’ve forgotten how it used to be in the past! We’d be so lost without it! just imagine no internet for more than a week? And now is the time you’d think how on earth did people survive before!!
Using home automation is great especially for music and lights, setting ones music up is easy and is a simple connection to the amplifier. Of course one needs the right amplifier. The lights are as Retno explained. Both are really cool and effective
I agree. Home automation can be so useful depending on your lifestyle. But nowadays with the hectic and busy lifestyle, I certainly think home automation can be very useful. Many appliances can help make you live a better life. Honestly I think we have come along way in home automation. Most of our homes have Washing Machines. Microwave ovens and some even have self ordering refrigerators.
I think it’s going to be pretty worrying when appliances know a lot about the way we live! I know it could be useful to have a fridge that knows when we’re out of food for example but it’s difficult to know where it’ll stop. Maybe I’m just being too paranoid
Home automation is a very cool and timely idea since people are becoming “techy”. Moreover, people with limited range of motion will find this very helpful. However, at the moment, this might be unnecessary for people who can readily roam around the house to achieve a point.
The most obvious example of automation in my house is with the programmable thermostat. I have 3 levels of independent temperature control. I also program separate temperature setting for these times of the day: wake, leave house, return home, sleep. In this way, I can save on energy and provide the temperature settings I desire. I only see more home automation coming and also the total networking.
Nice article on home automation. I’m planning on doing something around my place and this will inspire me to begin.
The problem with “Automated” technology is that they still need human intervention. Truly automated applianced will turn themselves on when needed.
Home automation can help you in many ways depending on your lifestyle I guess. If its a busy schedule I think automation is a must. If it’s a normal easy schedule automation can be optional. It all depends on how you will use automation.
Really nice article, thanks for sharing. I enjoy reading your blog.
Home automation is an excellent idea and every one wishes to have an automated home like that of Bill Gates! With the advancement of technology and continuous drop in the prices of hardware and continuous improvements in softwares, I think the day is near when each and every part of our homes will be automated and machines will rule the world
useful information. thanks
I think that we tend to forget that nowadays the even the basic of homes have many things in it that are based on automated technology. Take the humble microwave for example!
I just think that as technology moves on and get more powerful it can only benefit us all and I for one love buying anything that is going to help me along in my day.
hey hi guys i’m an engg. student i liked d idea of Home Automation n i’m lukin 4wrd 2 do Home Automation as a part of my major project so can u plss tell me d basic principal on wich this technology wrk? i mean hw juz thru a website v can contrl d device? wot is d type of programming wich wud b involvd? n does it olso involves wot tym of internet connection v r using n IP addr?
home automation is a nice idea but its not affordable..
It certainly does seem like a very cool idea, though, and is probably pretty likely to catch on eventually – if only because we all tend to be pretty lazy, and love a good gadget. I just might check it out sometimes and see. Thanks a bunch. Cheers
I agree with the first comment…it all comes down to having a good control system to control everything.
2 areas that would be awesome to get some more automation involved: heating and gardening.
I’d love to have better heating automation in my home…like a super computer that would be able to just heat the rooms that I am in quickly…instead of heating the whole house all day.
The other area for cool automation would be in gardening…automating the task of watering, fertilizing, weed pulling
, and harvesting alerts.
Hey…it could happen.
Who can say NO to a whole house system that allows you to have just one set of equipment for CD, DVD, Tuner,Video, Satellite etc.
Home automation used to require expensive cabling and electrical systems. These days, thanks to advances in wireless technology – home automation has now less expensive. It’s still not affordable by all, but the future of home automation seem promising.
It sounds good but only because I’m quite lazy. Having said that, I don’t like the sound of being able to control my shower from other rooms. First of all, if I’m in the bathroom, what does it matter? Just means other people in the house can mess around it with when they’re in the mood for a laugh.
Lighting has, by far, been the most popular and common use of home automation since it was a technically and financially viable option. It’s no wonder; the most annoying thing that has ever happened to most people, throughout all the terrible experiences in life, is getting into bed only to realize that a light has been left on.
Automation is simply performing everyday functions in the home to save time, energy, money without compromises in security.
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Home automation can save you money on your home energy bills. While it’s about convenience it can also let you turn off the lights when your not in a room which can be a big energy saver.
I would also love an automated shower, why just today I accidentally entered my shower when it was FREEZING COLD, both that water and the air so it was even worse when I came out.
Home automation may bring us many convenience, but I also like simple life. Sometimes, do the things by ourselves is not a bad thing, do you think so?
I agree. Advanced technology if used correctly will definitely would be beneficial to us. Great article. Cheers
It is by far, been the most popular and common use of home automation since it was a technically and financially viable option. It’s no wonder; the most annoying thing that has ever happened to most people, throughout all the terrible experiences in life, is getting into bed only to realize that a light has been left on.
Haha, that is true technology is really taking over everything at this stage! with the new smartphones coming up its got everything in your palm! pretty crazy if you ask me..back in the day who would have ever thought of such a thing!
Home Automation has truly altered the way we live our lives. Even now small things like remote controlled televisions, stereo system, car systems etc all are signs of automation. The more recent ones are simply provoked by the clap of the hands and you have your lights switched off. Sounds mystical and mesmerizing as shown in the television, right? But that is the future and we are turning towards that futuristic perception as we I type this comment. It truly leaves me gasping for air when I consider the endless opportunities available for home automation. This is merely the start
I think home automation is a great idea. Beats the old days of the “clapper” to turn on the lights. I think with the iphone and ipad this idea will come to pass sooner than later.
I would definitely say it is by far, been the most popular and common use of home automation since it was a technically and financially viable option. It’s no wonder; the most annoying thing that has ever happened to most people, throughout all the terrible experiences in life, is getting into bed only to realize that a light has been left on.
Even though Home Automation sounds great, it really has to be more affordable and easy to use if the masses are to embrace it and the technology to gain widespread use.
Indeed, the automation in every object used my humans looks very interesting at the first view. But we must remember that technology, can fail in some cases. In this situation, it’s better to have a backup. Conventional technology can be the solution.
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