Definition of Smart Home Technology

There is not just a single definition of a smart home but have many:

- Any of the working environment or a house which have this technology and allow for the systems and devices to be controlled on their own. (http://www.smart-homes.nl/)

-  Integration of the technologies and different services that are applied to the flats or homes whether a small building or a larger one having the purpose of automating them to obtain and increase security, safety, technical management, and communication.

-  Place where smart technologies are installed and above all where these smart technologies facilitate the automatic or user-initiated communication which involves the range of switches, appliances and sensors. Malcolm Fisk (in Peace, S. & Holland, C., 2001)

 Conclusion of Smart Home Technology

Smart home technologies consist of different kind of sensors, monitors, different appliances as well as the devices which are being networked together for the enabling of automation along with the localized and remote controls of the domestic kind of environment. There are controllable home technologies as well that includes hot water systems and the heating which are boilers or radiators. Along with this, windows, curtains, fridges, washing machines and Televisions. Different sensors are present in them which detect the environmental factors which include temperature, motion, light as well as humidity around the devices. This controlling function is provided by the software which is present on the computing devices like tablets or smartphones etc. all these smart house technologies are connected wirelessly by the use of standard communication methods. Their demand is increasing day after day, they are being used professionally as well as in homes. Those who have not yet installed this smart home technology for sure install it as soon as possible in their house to make it safe and have many different advantages as well.

So all the benefits and risks have been discussed in it. There is no doubt in it that smart home technologies have made the lives easy but the manufacturer should also work on its risks that how they can be overcome without any big loss and then there would be actual benefits of having smart technologies at home.

References of Smart Home Technology

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