Your smartphone is only as good as the apps you use. Of course there are other components to a quality smartphone than just applications. Things like cameras, Internet connectivity, file storage, but when you use the right applications you can do more than you think.
Let’s look at some ways we can use our devices to manage our homes. You see, we live in an age where home appliances are becoming “smarter” every-day. That means they have more powerful computer chips installed within their plastic bodies and they can talk to each other and to your smartphone via Wi-Fi. Here are some ways you can utilize your smartphone to control your home.
Pet Feeder
If you’re like me, you love your pet, but you’re super busy and it’s not always convenient to be home at scheduled feeding times. There are several applications on the market you can download that allow a visual confirmation with a camera and a remote food dispenser. We can all thank them for taking some hassle out of owning a pet.
Mood Lighting
Phillips makes a smart light bulb called Hue, which allows you to easily control all the light bulbs in your house. This makes a lot of sense if you don’t want to completely retrofit to new lamps or light switches. Simply by these smart bulbs and you can change the color of the lights, how bright or dim you want them to be, and of course turn them on and off… so much for the clap-on and clap-off lights. You can see a demo at most Staples office supply stores.
Remote Thermostats
A new device called, a Nest, is getting a lot of buzz lately. Remember the iPod? Yeah well, the guys who designed the iPod created a really neat thermostat. This thermostat has Wi-Fi, and it comes with an iPhone application. That means you can control the temperature of your home from anywhere! Do you want to save money by turning the temperature down while you’re gone, but you don’t want to come home to a freezing house? No problem. Use your smartphone to turn up the temperature before you get home.
Remote Car Start
For convenience and safety there are several applications on the market which connect your smartphone to your vehicle, allowing you to remotely start it and turn on your heater. This is especially beneficial when you live in climates which, well let’s just say, aren’t friendly for wearing shorts all year. Running outside in 10 degrees below to warm up the car is brutal and unnecessary.
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