Well, putting a digital assistant like Alexa or HomePod doesn’t necessarily make your home smart.
Puede que no estés de acuerdo conmigo (You might disagree with me), but if you’d look at it with an open mind, many other aspects of your home need attention, like your floor, your lawn, your windows/doors, and there is so much more.
Alexa and HomePod have their replacements in the form of your smartphone, but the gadgets I will mention below don’t.
In the realm of smart home gadgets, digital assistants steal all the spotlights, while other genuinely helpful devices stay under the radar. And I want to change that by introducing to some smart home gadgets that have actually changed my life and made it easy.
If that sounds great and interesting to you, let us jump right into it:
Read This if You Want Your Smart Devices to Work Seamlessly
Aquí está la cosa (Here is the thing): most of the gadgets that I will mention in the next section need a reliable internet connection to work seamlessly. After all, they are automated counterparts of their manual version.
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Once you are sorted with your internet connectivity, then you can jump on to the next section, which is about the smart gadgets.
4 Underrated Smart Home Gadgets You Must Have for Your Home
· AI-Powered Vacuum
When you vacuum clean your floor, you rely on your eyes to guide you to clean some parts of the floor while leaving others where your furniture is placed, right? On the flip side, modern vacuum cleaners use sensors as their ‘eyes’ to detect objects in their way.
Imagine a fully automatic vacuum cleaner taking the responsibility of that cleaning. How does it actually accomplish this? As mentioned earlier, the smart vacuum cleaners are paired with cameras and sensors these days, which map your floor and then avoid the places where things are placed on the floor.
These AI-powered vacuum cleaners pair with your mobile and send notifications when the cleaning process is completed. On top of that, it even sends you a notification to ask whether it needs to skip certain spots next time if the newly moved furniture will be permanently there. That way, it learns about your room layout, and after some time, you just need to turn it on, and it does the rest.
¿Que tan asombroso es eso? (How amazing is that?)
· Smart Plugs and Switches for Non-Smart Devices
Trust me, esto va a ser un salvavidas (this is going to be a lifesaver).
There are multiple things in your home that are totally not smart and consume a big load of electricity. Some examples of this are your dryers, washers, and other kitchen appliances. They consume a lot of electricity, and sometimes they are left unattended. To control and monitor their consumption, I recommend using smart plugs.
Smart plugs show how many amperes these energy-intensive appliances have consumed already, and whether they are still consuming electricity. You can always switch the appliances off remotely via these smart plugs.
So, I recommend getting a couple of these plugs to use with high-energy-consuming appliances at your home.
· Smart Thermostat
I started using a smart thermostat during the last winter when a friend gifted it to me, and to be honest, this has been a life and energy saver at the same time.
Usually, a thermostat is placed at the center of your home, and once the desired temperature is achieved, it starts to slow down the heating or cooling. This results in cold rooms and a warm hallway where hardly stay for a few hours.
So, instead of relying on a manual thermostat, use a smart thermostat for each space around your home. This will save you money and hassle.
Speaking of hassle, since it is a smart thermostat, it is connected to your mobile phone, and it knows the location (only when enabled). When you leave, it cools down the place, and when you’re coming back, it speeds up the heating, so that you arrive in a warm and cozy home.
All in all, it is a nice addition to your smart home.
Last But Not Least, Motion Sensing Lights
Gone are the days when you had to get up from your cozy bed only to turn off the light on your balcony. Now, you can use motion-sensing lights to save energy, your money, and the hassle.
Here’s how they work: when these gadgets sense motion nearby, they start to glow, and as soon as the movement stops, they turn off.
Now, you might wonder what if I want to keep it turned on? You can do that with the help of your mobile app. Así que está bien ordenado. (So, it is well sorted).
Anyway, these are the must-have smart devices in your smart home that might not gain enough attention, but are genuinely helpful.
