Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to break the bank to create a smart and interactive home.
Sure, you could by a load of expensive speakers, lights, and cameras and your home would be up and about singing and dancing in no time, but there really isn’t any need to do so unless you have a bit too much money than sense.
That doesn’t mean that you don’t get the chance to bring your home into the modern technological age, however. There are plenty of fun, useful, and exciting smart home technologies on the market that are in a much more sensible price range and will leave you wondering how you every possibly lived without them.
All you need for the smart home ideas in this article to come to life is a wifi router, a mobile device, and your imagination.
Without further ado, let’s jump right into it and take a look at some of the top technologies that you should be using to make your home a smarter place to be in 2024.
Smart lighting
There is something rather exciting about being able to dim or brighten a room with your phone, or even your voice and this is easier than ever with modern smart lighting technology.
This is not only a tool of ultimate convenience and allows you to set the mood inside your home in an instant, but is also a useful security tool as you can switch your lights on remotely whilst you are away on holiday, giving the impression that there is someone at home without the cost of leaving a light on the entire time that you are away.
Smart Speakers
If you have just one piece of smart home technology in your home, it is probably a smart speaker, whether a Google home device, an amazon dot, or something similar.
These devices will play your favourite song, audiobook, or radio station on command, answer your questions, and can even be used to turn your lights on and off.
Alexa and all her pals are now common visitors to homes across the nation and we can only see this increasing in the years to come.
Video Doorbells
Ring is the company that dominates the market here, with millions of UK homeowners deciding to upgrade their security by fitting video doorbells that allow them to check the identity of anyone approaching their home from their mobile phone.
These are now recommended by most top door company Glasgow experts and are a no brainer for anyone with kids or pets.
Smart Thermostats
Thermostats themselves are hardly a new technology but the joys of being able to turn on your heating at the touch of a finger whilst out and about have revolutionised the industry.
There is nothing worse than coming home on a winters day, looking forward to escaping the bitter cold, only to get inside and realise that you have forgotten to switch on your heating before you arrive.