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9                                     Concept of





                                                           Smart Living










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                         Smart Homes                                    Devices Used in Smart Homes






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                  Let’s PLug-in                                                                 Century   #Critical Thinking
                                                                                                  Skills
                    Imagine yourself living in a house with automated devices. List any 4 devices which you

                    wish to include in your dream smart home.
                    1. ___________       2. ___________        3. ___________       4. ___________





                 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.




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