How much better can it get? I would also have a Robo-dog in my Smart House.
This is a robotic dog, which features a motion sensor that puts the dog into a
barking frenzy when it is set off. This not only scares the intruder, but it
also notifies me that there is something wrong. The Robo-dog provides the
benefits of a good guard dog without the inconvenience of attending to a pet. It
would be placed near the door so if an intruder breaks in, then my guard dog
will stop him in his tracks. There are many simple and affordable ways to keep
your house, and mine, secure. Another common reason for a Smart House is
convenience. Imagine being able to control the temperature of your house or
turning on your lights with one simple phone call. X10 provides just that . The
touch-tone controller activates lights, reboots PC’s and sets air for heating or
air conditioning with a quick touch of a button. I can access this via any
touch-tone phone or from the manual control keypad placed in my house. This
gives the convenience of coming home to a warm, well-light house without having
to go through the hassle of putting wood in the wood-stove or waiting for the
heater to heat up the house.
A number of software programs are available that are needed to run a smart
house. One of the programs suggested by the Home Automation Forum is the
HomeSeer . This is a software program that allows you to run all of your
computer-automated systems—such as the touch-tone keypad. It has speech
recognition and synthesis that allows you to control your programs simply by the
sound of your voice. You simply need to program words into the system, such as
“bathroom light on” and as soon as it recognizes your words, it turns the
bathroom light on. It also allows variations, so if you said “bathroom on” it
would also perform the same task. It also has an email alert program. If
something is irregular in your house, it will notify you via email as soon as it
notices the problem. This will give you the security in knowing your house is
protected and watched at all times. The inventor of HomeSeer, Rich Helmke, is
currently working on a new program that is a tapi phone interface. This will
give you all the control you want, as described by the Home Automation Forum. A
variety of free downloads of HomeSeer for trial offers are available at http://keware.com/download.htm#hscm11.
As you can see, the possibilities for a Smart Houses are endless. Home
automation is on a rise and soon we will no longer have to worry about those
tedious tasks that are so time consuming in our daily lives. Cooking & cleaning
won’t even be a concern anymore, for your smart house will provide you with the
living environment you desire. Consider making your house a smart house and
provide your family with the security and convenience that they deserve.
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