Isn’t your house all wired with IoT smart home devices? You know, it’s only temporary.
You (1) may not have noticed it yet or (2) just haven’t been to a hardware store for a while but today even a good old fridge can compose a complete lunchtime menu.
So, just some statistics from which we came to such conclusion:
- In 2018 the Smart Home market revenue makes up $46,252m;
- In 2022 the market volume is projected to reach $112,823m;
- In 2018 the IoT household penetration is 7.5%;
- In 2022 the household penetration is projected to hit 19.5%.
At this very moment…while you’re reading the post the average revenue per installed smart home devices makes up $130.59+ US dollars.
A smart home system based on IoT technologies is no longer in future it is here and now. And today we are covering the top 4 smart home devices that can already ease your life.
Top 4 IoT Smart Home Products
#1 Home Energy Monitoring Solution
One of the most in-demand IoT smart home solutions is the energy monitoring system. The reason for the demand is that we all follow the world ecology (we hope so!) and even further go on a budget.
Take the Neurio’s Home Energy software, for example. The smart energy monitoring software (which is compatible with iOS, Android, Web apps) allows you to effectively manage the energy usage 24/7 due to the handy smart tracker that is installed in your home and programmed to work in a real-time regime.
What does it give to a homeowner? The IoT smart solution allows you to reduce the energy consumption and save on the monthly energy bills.
Thumbs up? Let’s move on.
#2 Hands-Free Voice Control Solution
After Amazon has released its Echo voice control, the product can hardly be found in stock. Why is there so much interest in the hands-free smart voice assistant?
The answer is obvious: (1) the smart device allows for listening to Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more by using just your voice; (2) calling or messaging anyone hands-free; (3) answering your questions, reading the latest news, informing of the weather and other useful data.
But what is even more important, the smart assistant is programmed to (4) monitor and control your lights, TVs, switches, thermostats, garage doors, locks and other IoT home devices from Philips Hue, Sony, Samsung SmartThings, Nest and others.
What does it give to a homeowner? Being compatible with Fire OS, Android, iOS devices and web browser, the smart solution is a true personal assistant.
#3 Voice-Enabled Home Thermostat Solution
The ecobee4 smart thermostat with room sensors has a built-in Alexa voice service, which makes it more attractive against its competitors. Being equipped with sensors the smart home ecology solution helps you manage the hot and cold spots of the house.
Running any Android or iOS device you can easily adjust temperature and comfort settings. The solution is designed to send you reports on how much energy you’ve saved this month. It’s also connectable with other smart home devices and doesn’t steal power from other equipment to charge itself.
Due to its out-of-the-box Alexa service, the smart thermostat can be your home assistant, as well, which orders groceries, reads the news and makes many more duty tasks.
Another ecology solution for a smart home we want to mention is a sensor-based solution to monitor the air health status of your home. The IoT solution mobile app allows you to check the healthcare status of your home on the go. This is due to the cloud-based backend that gathers and stores data for its further processing. What does it give to a homeowner? You can easily check your ‘home inner ecology’: humidity, temperature, dust particles, CO2, etc. to sustain a healthy environment.
#4 Home Wireless Lighting System
The Philips Hue smart lighting system is stated to be the most connected light in the world.
So, let’s take a look at it.
First off, as the previously mentioned internet things, the smart lighting system (1) can be controlled by voice. With the Philips Hue Geolocation and remote sensors, you (2) can set up the system to ‘welcome you home’. The system includes (3) 16 million colors of lights. This means you can change the tone and intensity as much as you want and wake up to sunlight every day (which is so useful for people from rainy regions).
What does it give to a homeowner? A ‘smart’ homeowner of the lighting system can choose one of the three ways to control the system: Smartphone, Voice, Remote to schedule the lighting and adjust it to the personal needs.
Final Thought
One of the technology trends that has recently become so popular among average users is the smart home automation. Using IoT technology the advanced developer companies design new and new solutions to make our ‘home’ life easier. The smart solutions not only help us reduce the monthly bills, but make us pay attention to global environmental problems and contribute to the conservation of our nature. So, no matter what IoT solution (a custom one or a public) you choose, you have a chance to simplify your chores and reduce the natural resources consumption.
