Home automation extends to audiovisual, CCTV, alarm systems, intercoms, lighting, keypads, man caves, she sheds, speaker systems, TV projectors, bars, water features, drawers, doors, blinds, right through to mood and atmosphere. The rule of thumb: if it can rise, drop, open and close, switch on and off, all by itself – then it can be automated; programmed to operate from an app on your phone or tablet, or on a timed schedule.
To better appreciate the luxury of a one-touch lifestyle, BNC Technology founder Nick Caripis explores the five Cs of smart home living.
- Communication – With seamless connectivity and a black box of brain-tech signal, your smart home has the ability to observe, detect, smell and predict your next move. It’ll switch on and off for you as and when you need it to, because you said so. Because you trained it to.
- Centralised – An important part of smart home integration technology is keeping things cool, calm and centralised. Your CCTV, your sound system, your alarms, your voice assistant such as Alexa for example, are all subsystems of a greater ecosystem of automation. Home integration means centralising your automated subsystems into one interface, for the most seamless and organised experience.
- Control – Home automation exists for the sole purpose of enabling home owners to gain complete control of their homes. From unlocking the door for a dog walker to adjusting climate control inside the house to closing the blinds from the sun while you’re listening to Bach, to activating your lights as a thief deterrent while you’re visiting friends. All of this conveniently operated in real time, live streaming from your tablet.
- Customised – This is where the real fun begins. Your smart home lets you programme any device that’s hooked up to your integrated system, to accommodate daily routines for the whole family. You can programme the kids’ TV channel to turn on as soon as they’re sitting in front of the home cinema screen; you can programme the coffee machine to have a fresh cup made at 6.30pm; you can schedule your lights in the downstairs TV room to gradually brighten at 2am to wake you, in case you’ve fallen asleep in front of the TV. This technology is an ecosystem of fluidity in your home that exists purely to accommodate a seamless life.
- Cutting-edge comfort – With the right smart home design partners, it’s incredible what humans can achieve and innovate purely driven by the desire for comfort. Automating functionality in the home is an art, which ultimately frees up space to enjoy your time here, there and away. The core essence of home automation is to design an improved way of living that will keep things comfortable, plush and deservedly premium.
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