If you're so smart, why would you need a smart home? The answer is for a variety of reasons, including saving energy costs, personal safety, even greater comfort. Take this quiz and see the smartest things in homes.
When you're at work, how does a smart home relieve your concern about whether you left the TV on?
You can check it out online.
It is smart enough to turn the TV off in your absence.
An automated voice calls you to soothe away your problems.
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If you're not sure whether you left your TV on, just connect online to your smart home gadgetry and check it out.
Why does the cost to install a smart home vary widely?
because it depends on the degree of "smartness" you install
because it depends on the company you use
because it depends on the currency exchange rate for any given date
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It depends how "smart" you want your home to be. A simple lighting system is relatively cheap, whereas a smart home theater system can run into the thousands.
Suppose you're lying in bed in your upstairs bedroom and you want a hot cup of coffee from the kitchen downstairs. With a smart home, can you boil the water on command?
Yes, certainly.
No, that system is yet to be developed.
Yes, but only from the same floor. From upstairs to downstairs, it would be a problem.
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Of course you can! You need just say the word, and the coffee maker will be activated.
How would your energy bill be reduced in a smart home?
The lights and heating turn off when the room is not in use, so you'd save energy.
It wouldn't.
The smart home uses lots of solar energy so you save on electricity.
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The smart home turns off certain devices when the room is not in use so, for example, you could never leave lights on by mistake for hours. They would simply turn off, saving energy.
When choosing a home automation system, what question should you ask?
How easy will it be to make changes to the interface if need be?
What will my friends think of it?
How can I make it hacker-free?
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You should address many pertinent questions when deciding what system will work best for you. Among them: How easy would it be to make changes to the interface?