Here we are going for a lighter topic than yesterdays. In
this case we are going to talk about some cool stuff going into smart homes.
Let's discuss.
What we have and coming soon:
1. Complete control: With smart home
technology, you probably noticed that everything is controllable from a
smartphone or app on a computer. We know it can control lights,
temperature, and alarms, and even cameras in the home, but they even allow you
to control your faucets, and even the locks on all your rooms. So if your
child wants to have a party while you are out, you can lock your bedroom door
from miles away on the other side of the world.
2. Smart electrical: Energy efficiency is
becoming more and more important, to the point that your home may fully
automate energy distribution. So your home using your alarm system can
sense if you are asleep, and shut off bedroom or televisions for you. It
will also know where to rout electricity. So if you are not using hot
water, the electrical system will turn off the part of the boiler or cut off
the electricity going to that. If you are watching television downstairs,
and not say the radio (your home will be able to tell the difference) it will
rout power away from the radio to save energy. This is already in the works
as the military is currently testing this system for their temporary and
permanent bases/camps and it works well with Tesla motors foray into batteries
for the home. As such, solar energy, batteries and other power systems
need not become more efficient to generate more power as we will use machines
to use the energy collected in a more efficient manner instead.
3. Smart Fridge: Of particular note is
smart fridges that can order your food for you. It will sense what foods
you use most, and automatically order them for you from the nearest grocer to
be delivered to your home.
4. Smart walls and tables: Never paint a
room again, because you'll never have to. The walls will be able to
change color and even have patterns just like what you can do to your
computer's background. This is due to flat screen technology being placed
on walls like wallpaper. This also means you can watch television, or
listen to the radio in any room via this tech. So who needs a laptop when
you can simply use this technology on a wall or table to type like you do on
your touch screen tablet. (This is further away, as the technology is
still being developed).
Conclusion: Both the first and second are very
near term developments and look set to be the standard for future home
building. These two technologies will continue to evolve as USB
technology replaces traditional plugs and thus hooks up every electrical device
to the internet and thus the home's electrical grid. The smart fridge
requires radio frequency identification chips (RFID) to replace barcodes, while
as stated, smart walls and tables are still in development and honestly need to
become accepted over a more flexible, portable tablet pc. Other ideas
include car recharge stations, 3d printers, and dedicated servers so that each
home has its own private internet network. I look forward to how things
will continue to change.
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