Written by Oscar, 2021 Cohort
Advanced technology has helped humanity take a leap into the future, while the smartphone has become a valuable personal property, it changes everything including communication, education, financing, and security, etc. However, the smart home is probably the essence of new technology invading our lives.
What do Smart Home Features do?
The world of smart home technology has been experiencing massive growth and can feel overwhelming. As you may notice it from Ads, online shops, or even your friends/family houses, there are thousands of different products and features nowadays in the market such as light bulbs able to bright up your home in a different colours, security cameras to keep your home safe, electric plugs that save energy, housekeeping technology to keep your place refreshed, entertainment to boost up your mood, and more. Each of them has its own unique features. However, to activate unlimited features requires a hub and these are, in no particular order, Apple Home Kit, Amazon Alexa, and Google Home. All of the mentioned ones are the smart home assistance to help you control the devices for multiple users by authorizing approval, the users may also control them by voice or using their own cellphones.
What are the Pros and Cons of using Smart Home features?
The pros of using the features could be many, the primary purpose for most users is the smart home features enable them to have full control using only a single device instead of traditional ways, it saves up a lot of time. Energy-saving is a must to get you to cover expensive bills, receiving any necessary notifications in case of any troubles in the home, insurances may cost less with these features. Of course, they are also reliable features for people with disabilities.
However, there is always a twist, and the cons of these features could bring a lot of headaches. There are some that require significant installation costs, Internet connection and security issues, maintenance and repair issues as well as privacy concerns, etc.
Before I go
Technology is indeed becoming more and more reliable and it gives us peace of mind. However, before making any sudden decisions or investments, I would strongly recommend each user to do a lot of research before making the final decision to ensure saving their money and personal information for their own homes.