Since Harry Potter came into our lives, we all aspired to receive a letter of acceptance from The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; we dreamt of having a magical wand of our own. It was such a convenient tool, all Harry Potter had to say ‘Lumos!’ and the room lit up. Alohomora! And the door unlocked. Well, we waited for an owl to come by, but it never did. Fortunately for us, smartphones arrived.
Today, our smartphones are those magical wands that we carry with ourselves. At the tap of our finger, Poof! The lights switch-on, the doors unlock; just like that we can control everything around us and we don’t even need to learn a spell for that. Just install an app and the right tool, and you can manage your homes magically.
The possibilities are endless with superb internet connectivity via U-verse bundles and a smartphone. Here are few magical wonders that you should absolutely be aware of.
Smart Lights Are Way Smarter than a Wand
These are one amazing creation. Smart lights enable you to control your light bulbs via your smartphone and you don’t even need to be in the same room or home to do that. Did you forget to switch off lights in your upstairs room and the thought of getting up from your comfy couch is so painful that you just want to cry? With smart lights, you can do the job with your smartphone or your Smart speaker, without moving an inch. Smart lights come with a number of cool options: you can change their color, adjust brightness, or set a disco theme for your party. You can even choose a picture to recreate that beautiful scenery in your house. The best part? These smart lights are quite easy to install, way better than that wand that looks like a torch. Our smartphone can do that to now!
Philips Hue Light bulbs are the popular of the lot. Flux LED Light Bulb, Lifx mini, and Sengled are some other ways you could embark on this magical endeavor of home automation.
Squeaky Clean Without a House-elf
Who needs a scouring charm or a house-elf, when we have robots that can vacuum our house squeaky clean? Vacuuming is one annoying and tedious chore like every other house chore is, but we have to do it anyway, particularly when you have guests coming over. Now all you need to do is just tap on your smartphone app and let your smart vacuum do the rest. You can even schedule cleaning time via your app and do it remotely.
There are a bunch of options with Robot Vacuums, from high-end to economical, with various features. Dyson 360 Eye has a powerful suction, while iLife A4s Robot Vacuum is compact enough to clean your wallet, and Neato Botvac D7 Connected offers interactive cleaning maps.
Even Our Home Temperature is Smart
Don’t you desperately wish for a weather-modifying charm during a scorching heat or biting winter so we can have a pleasant weather every day of the year? Alas, no such charm has been discovered and our energy bill just keeps soaring.
But now you can now shed your despondent thoughts with smart thermostats that allow you to control the temperature of your home with a button. Smart thermostat was among the first smart devices to become popular with consumers. And why not? This tiny contraption saves half of your energy bill, lets you customize your preference for temperature and schedule activation so you don’t have to face the Siberian chill of your house when you arrive home in winter and get a shock when you receive the energy bill. A thermostat even switches off the AC or heating if it senses the room to be vacant.
Ecobee Ecobee4, Google Nest Learning Thermostat, and Honeywell Lyric T5 are some of the temperature-modifying charms available for you.
Smart Locks Work like Magic
These smart locks are much more useful than the Alohomora spell. Apart from locking and unlocking your doors via your app, you can lock the doors even when you are not in the same vicinity. Create temporary digital keys for people so they can access your humble abode. Your guests no longer have to wait in the cold while you rush home to make sure they don’t get frostbites at your doorsteps. Monitor who entered your home in your absence. Avoid that mini heart attack that you get while driving as soon as you remember you left a door unlocked. Smart lock will show you which doors are locked and unlocked through your app. See! Better than that Alohomora spell.
Lockitron Deadbolt and August Smart locks are the options to have your own personal security spell.
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