Smart home automation: The future of living

Automation always meant things happening at the click of a button. Thanks to the rapid progress in the automation space, homes now have brains too. In the world of artificial intelligence, sleep patterns can be machine-learned and scheduled to follow a predicted pattern. Someone could want the air-con on when going to bed, but after a couple of hours, it shuts, and the fan takes over at 3. The curtains open at sunrise to wake up with Vitamin D. They shut in the afternoon when the heat scorches through east-west facing windows and safeguard fabrics and upholstery from fading dull in this sunlight. This also prevents a heat trap from entering the room.

Human-centric lighting revolves around the latest technology trend, DALI - Digital Addressable Lighting Interface. Permutations and combinations of which light comes on with which of its neighbour can now be chosen by the end-user and is not in the hands of the electrical contractor wiring it. These combinations can be changed at any time. The colour temperatures of lights can tune from 2200 Kelvin (yellow) to 6500K (white), and lights can be dimmed from 0 to 100% in all scenes. In fact, the colour of the sun can be closely followed and replicated in the house using these dimmable tuneable lights.

Each user's lifestyle can be fed into the system and the same now becomes the new normal. Covid-19 made people realize the importance of a quality lifestyle at home, with productivity and efficiency at the epicentre of design. Ultra Short Throw 4K projectors are becoming a must to binge on the NETFLIX series to unwind from the hustle of city life. Perfectly calibrated 5.1.2 Dolby atmos surround sound immerses the user in the action and drama of the content.
Just like electrical infrastructure has been essential to designing any home, WiFi has become even more critical today. The latest standard, WiFi 6, allows users to seamlessly extract maximum bandwidth from the wired mesh network that spreads the incoming internet connection throughout the home. Dual Wi-Fi routers ensure that if one internet connection is down, the other takes over, building redundancy into the system and ensuring zero downtime.

Many of us have faced the hassle of fingerprints not being detected in our own offices and homes. That's now history with lighting quick face recognition readers that sit instead of fingerprint readers. Homes now unlock at the same speed at which our phones unlock seeing our faces.

Apple HomeKit is the new rage in this space. Intuitive controls of the home can now sit on the home screen without opening any app. The WiFi will detect the favourite scene and can be turned on without human intervention. The shortcut key on the latest iPhone 15 can be configured to open the lock or recall any scene. One button on the keypad on the wall could now be a homekit KEY.

Motorized solutions can help interior designers hide ugly-looking projectors and TVs and pop them up at a click of a button. Bars and speakers can also be hidden. Music can be spread across all rooms through AirPlay2.

Your wish is your command When it comes to smart home spaces these days. As they become more affordable, real value for money is seen, and wide acceptance seeps in through awareness thanks to experience centres of brands where people can visit, touch, and feel each of these technology trends.

No pain, no gain. Sure, these systems are like veins in the body, and any malfunction requires a doctor to intervene. Experts and certified professionals need to back these systems to give users a seamless experience, but if one finds the right team to work with, homes can be designed to be more exciting than ever before.

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