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12                       Concept of Smart Living

















                                Your Aim

                                to learn about:
                                          Smart Homes                Devices Used in Smart Homes
                                            Smart Cities




                 Nowadays, people use a variety of gadgets in their homes to make their life easier.
                 Using such gadgets makes it easier for the user to focus on other important tasks
                 rather than working on those tasks repeatedly.

                     SMART HOMES


                 Home is a place where people living in feel safe, cared and appreciated. Smart
                 Homes enhance this experience and provide a better life for the people living in
                 them.
                 Smart Homes are homes that use Internet connected devices to empower remote
                 monitoring and management of appliances and devices such as for lighting and
                 heating.

                 Benefits of Smart Homes

                 The following are the benefits of smart homes:

                 ✶  Smart Homes are great in saving power. For example, people often forget to
                     switch off their lights when they go to sleep. Smart Homes can detect when the
                     user is asleep and accordingly switch off the lights.
                 ✶  They are installed with smart security devices which helps in protecting the

                     home and its belongings.

                 ✶  They are connected to multiple devices and all of those devices can be accessed
                     easily all at once with the help of a smartphone.
                 ✶   They are installed with gadgets which can be accessed remotely and can control

                     various functions. For example, a person can control the temperature of the
                     Smart Home.


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