Onal Kothari
Architect
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Technology is making its way in regular household faster than predicted. Moving on from TVs, refrigerators, ACs, speakers, etc., we have smart TVs, smart refrigerators, smart speakers, etc. The word "smart" implies that you can get more out of your electrical appliances in ways more than just physical interactions like giving voice commands for specific tasks etc. Now, there are so many products out there that it can be quite confusing to decide. Here is a guide to help you out :-

  1. The Plan
    Before the buying, in accordance with the requirements a list should be made to observe what smart appliances are suffice to fill the requirement for every part of the house.Like, you can have a security camera which works for indoor and outdoors with maximum recording backup and storage, but do you really need a sensor lightning system or mini wifi plugs? It is necessary to know the preferences according to your house requirements.
  2. Wired Infrastructure and Wireless Infrastructure
    Wired infrastructure is a building block when it comes to technology. It can be installed by experienced electrician or designer. The response time is almost equivalent everywhere in the home where there is port to connect and it does not fluctuate. Though the downfall is if it gets damaged by any chance like being chewed off by rodents, it is time consuming to find at which point the fault is. It can be installed within existing structure without too much disturbance. The wireless connectivity allows the user to use the appliance anywhere in home as per his or her convenient with setbacks like signal issues with respect to distance, connectivity lose. The triggering cause is constructing materials like plasterboard, foil-back insulation, etc can act as a barrier for the signals.
  3. Budget
    Another thing to keep it realistic is budget. There are tens and thousands of gadgets to pick from. Before going for the purchase, better compare the difference in price, pros and cons of every desired product.Product price tags get influence by their storage capacity, battery backups, colours, wifi range , material used. It is necessary to surf before any buy. There are many online reviews available for home owners to pick out their best fit.
  4. Considerations
    Another key points to design and execute a smart home technology all by yourself, which every smart home family must note down are –
    In audio section, multi-room play options allows the user to play the same audio let it be any song or movie audio to be played in different rooms. Then there are speakers which can be installed inside the wall to be considered hidden from eyes yet produce sound at audible level.
    In visual section, from 4K with or without HDR to 1080P, integrated OS software or simple I/O, OLED or LCD, difference in widths, there are various criteria's to pick from. Select the one which suits the usage and fits in the space. Smart TVs can stream from different online platforms by integrated software.
    Lighting options are again plentiful: from energy-saving dimmers, to shining out bright, smart lightening system can change the intensity just by a tap from your smartphone. It can be pre-loaded into the system for the whole day.
  5. Implementation
    Smart heating controls are very crucial at this pointas we become increasingly busy. Now-a-days using the smartphone, user can adjust the temperature of room from distance and tune the temperature as per his/her wishes beforehand.All the devices should be implemented with little left out space to ease tasks like cleaning the home or , to dos while shifting to another stay.
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Onal Kothari
Architect

Onal Kothari started her design career with commercial interior designing. She is an architect, blogger, traveller , urban sketcher and imaginator. She interned with Laurie Baker architects and worked for Avnish Singh Design before venturing out on her independent working. Started working on interior architecture projects quite early in her career, she believes that all the designers have the perfect project in their mind and they follow it in every step of their career.

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