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9                      Concept of Smart Living

















                                 Your Aim

                                 to learn about:
                                            Smart Homes
                                              Devices Used in Smart Homes




                  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 enable remote appliance and device management,
                  including lighting and heating, through the use of internet-connected gadgets.

                  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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