Talk of smart homes is no longer limited to speculation and what if scenarios. They are here and everything from coffee makers to air conditioners can be automated and managed remotely. And while most people may be familiar with the concept of the smart home, there are still a few questions as to what exactly it entails.
“It should answer your everyday needs and it should shorten your routine. The smart home should be secure, energy saving, and should provide you with a better lifestyle. It takes away all the effort that is currently required to manage a house,” Alex Lim of LifeSmart, a company that specialises in smart homes, told Property Report. “If you have young children at home, or elderly relatives, it helps you care for them. You can tune into CCTV and check your grandmother is ok. Did she fall down or she still sleeping?”
One question people have when it comes to smart homes is security. In this day and age, security is important and there have been rumors that smart homes might be vulnerable to hackers and cyber criminals.
“The system we have in place is similar to bank security system, it’s pretty secure. If you lose your smartphone too, this shouldn’t compromise your security either,” Lim said. “You just have to log into your account and change your password, then no one else can access it, even if they have your phone.”
Even if the smart home is secure, it will still take some time to adjust to. However, Lim believes it is only a matter of time before smart home users fall in love with the conveniences it has to offer.
“It’s just because you haven’t tried it. It’s like when iPhone first came out and lots of people still said – “no, I love my Nokia, it’s perfect.” Now, where are all the Nokia’s? It’s all changing,” Lim concluded.
This story was originally published on Property-report.com.
