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Great Tech for Your Home

Tech + Home = Comfortable Living

By Mia MoralesPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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Technology advances every day. We now have robots that border on the rims of being artificial intelligences. Great minds like Elon Musk are looking for ways to combine the human mind with computers in order to improve human intelligence. Musk is also planning to have human colonies living on Mars by 2024. Needless to say, technology is quickly changing the world. There are hundreds of different types of technology that are available to use in your home as well. From smart home and smart technology to solar panels and solar cameras, there are a lot of options. Depending on your needs, some things might be better for you to use in your home and you might not need others.

1. Solar Paneling

In California, it’s become a necessity to have solar panels on your home in order to reduce the amount of energy that we use on a daily basis. Solar panels are a great way to reduce your environmental footprint and are becoming one of the most popular ways to reduce energy (and save money). If you live in California, enjoy your solar panels! If you live in another state, you might want to consider getting solar paneling on the home even though the state doesn’t require it. Why? Unlike conventional power that comes from coal, natural gas, or oil, solar doesn’t produce harmful emissions that hurt the environment. It's a clean, renewable way to receive energy that uses the most natural of all resources: the sun. The good news is that we will have the sun for a very long time and don’t have to worry about running out of that resource. If you’re wondering how much does solar save before you sign up, you can be comforted. Solar panels cover their own cost within a few years and then continue to save you hundreds every year after that. Solar panels are definitely something that you should take the time to look into.

2. Smart Doorbells

The next thing that you might want to consider is getting a smart doorbell. Typically, when someone knocks on your door, you have to sneak up to the door, check the peephole and see if it’s someone you know. Then, you wither hesitantly open the door, or you run off and hide. If someone comes to your home while you ‘re not home, you have no way of knowing which can be problematic at times. With a smart doorbell, they are motion activated. So, whether or not the person rings the doorbell, the notification will pop up on your phone and tell you that someone is there. This can prevent burglaries, theft, and many other problems. It also means that you’ll never have to sneak up to the door again.

3. Smart Lights

When talking about saving energy, one of the things that are always up for debate is lights. You’ll hear often that you need to turn off the lights every time you learn a room, leave the lights off until after 6 PM, and use energy efficient light bulbs. All of these things are important, but smart lights take the energy saving a step further. They allow you to check the lights in the home, even when you’re gone, to make sure that you’ve turned off the lights in the house. Then, you can turn the lights off, or on if needed, from a remote location. This helps to make sure that lights are off, especially if you’re leaving for vacation and can’t remember whether you left the lights. Smart lights also work the same for all electronics in the home. You can do this with your security system, TV set, music, and anything else that needs wifi or is plugged into the wall.

Conclusion

Although only a few options were mentioned here, there are hundreds of other home tech devices that you can take advantage of in your home. If you’re looking for something in particular, it’s almost for certain that the product has already been made.

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