You’ve probably heard of the Internet of Things and Smart Home Devices taking over homes. From refrigerators that can order items when they run out to smart TVs that can rent movies based on your preferences. A while ago, IoT was nothing more than a gimmick, but today it is quickly gaining traction. It’s the time of smart home devices, and here is the proof along with four smart home devices you should install today.
While not cheap, you will fall in love with these smart lights with added smart home security features. For starters, BeOn keeps the light shining even when the power goes out. The lights also respond to your door alarm shining on whoever is ringing the doorbell. If those pesky neighborhood kids have it out for you, BeOn will keep them away from your doorbell. While you are not at home, BeOn replays the normal lighting patterns it learns from you – a true smart device.
Lutron Serena Remote Controlled Shades
There are lots of smart shades out there, but there’s none that comes close to Lutron Serena. While a bit high on the price tag, you can control them with Apple’s Siri voice assistant and have geofencing-based automation. Additionally, these shades play well with other smart home appliances such as thermostats and smart lights. There’s an app that allows you to control the shades. The app allows you to open and close the shades, and the astronomic watch makes the curtain open when the sun rises, and they close when the sun sets.
Nest Thermostat
The Nest Thermostat is a nifty little smart device that helps save electricity. All the money leaking from your account daily because of uneconomical energy use is staggering. The Nest Thermostat will take care of that for you. However, the thermostat also studies your personal temperature preferences and adjusts the temperature accordingly. Using a thermostat today shouldn’t have to be a matter of turning it up or down. Nest takes out the work for you, learning what you like so that next time you don’t have to walk to the thermostat.
SkyBell Video Doorbell
While the SkyBell is not a particularly innovative, but how it goes about its work is flawless. It’s a doorbell with a built-in camera. It connects to your smartphone so that you see who’s ringing your doorbell.
You don’t have to be home to see the video. SkyBell will beam a notification to your smartphone when someone presses your doorbell. What’s more, you can speak to the person knocking on your door through the built-in speaker. Even if the individual doesn’t ring your doorbell, SkyBell’s motion sensor alerts you of movement outside your front door.