Advantages of Smart Home in Improving Quality of Life

Have you ever imagined how our ancestors felt when they experienced the impact of electrification on their lives? Just a simple switch from oil lamps to electric lamps can bring about a monumental paradigm shift, with activities no longer constrained by the rising and setting of the sun.

Technological developments are often the main driving force of human civilization, and one of the advantages of smart homes is their potential to improve the quality of human life, just like electrification.

Introduction to Smart Home

To better understand what a "smart home" is, it's easier to use a smartphone as an analogy. Older generations may have experienced the significant transition from the rugged Nokia 3310 to today's Android and iPhone smartphones .

Technology has evolved from Nokia feature phones used only for texting and calls to the all-purpose iPhone, which now costs as much as a motorcycle. Thanks to internet access, smartphones have transformed from mere communication tools into life companions that can meet almost any need or desire.

So, using the smartphone analogy , we can conclude that a smart home is a type of residence whose furnishings and appliances are connected to the internet . Smart home technology holds great potential not only for remote control but also for improving the overall quality of life.

The advantages of Smart Home in improving the quality of life

From the obvious, like improving home security, to the less obvious, like mapping healthier sleep patterns, smart home applications are becoming more diverse as smart home technology itself evolves.

For those who are still unsure about the potential of this futuristic technology, perhaps the following examples of smart home advantages can serve as inspiration!

**1. Smart Home can improve home security**

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With the tradition of going home for Eid (mudik) ingrained in Indonesia, leaving an empty house is a risk. Thanks to internet access, you can monitor your home security directly through a smartphone app from your hometown, as long as you have internet access.

With smart cameras positioned in vulnerable areas, you can receive notifications when they detect suspicious movement or sounds. For peace of mind, smart cameras can also be installed inside your home, allowing you to check the live feed periodically to ensure your home remains safe and secure.

Another trick is camouflage using smart lighting . By turning on the lights at night to make it appear your house isn't empty, you can scare off potential intruders.

**2. Smart Home can improve sleep quality**

Having trouble getting a good night's sleep in your thirties? Don't be too quick to blame life's stresses and assume it's time to heal . The cause could be suboptimal sleep quality.

The invention of the light bulb was indeed revolutionary, but light can suppress the production of the hormone melatonin, which helps regulate sleep patterns. Especially for those of you who regularly play games late into the night, your body's melatonin production will become increasingly averse to looking at a monitor or smartphone screen that's still on.

Well, this is where smart lighting can help optimize sleep patterns and quality . By simulating a warm, reddish-yellow light, smart light bulbs can stimulate melatonin production, ultimately making you sleepier.

This "smart light" can also automatically turn off when you're asleep and turn back on in the morning with a cool, bluish light, reminiscent of daylight. This light will suppress melatonin production and soothe drowsiness more smoothly than an alarm clock, which usually only adds to irritation.

**3. Smart Home can save electricity usage**

After dealing with traffic on your way home from work, imagine how frustrating it would be to enter your house only to be greeted by temperatures of 32 ° C due to the blazing sun. The obvious solution is to set the AC to the lowest setting, 18 ° C, but unfortunately, this method will waste more electricity.

It's wiser to turn on the AC at a temperature like 25 ° C, but thirty minutes beforehand, so you won't feel like you're baking when you get home. While many modern ACs have timers , this feature is still limited and inflexible if your return time changes.

A smart AC could be a solution, but for those reluctant to part with their old AC, there's also a smart universal remote that can act as a middleman. Smart universal remotes can operate your AC via infrared, and you can even control them online!

The advantages of this smart device continue. The smart universal remote can also automatically turn off the AC when you fall asleep in the early morning and turn it back on when the sun begins to rise, proving that a smart home can optimize electricity usage based on needs .

**4. Smart Home makes life easier with limited mobility**

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Have you ever realized how much of your life depends on your thumb? Much of the world is designed with the assumption that all our body parts are operating normally, and anything that can be done to make life easier for those less fortunate is commendable.

With the smart home concept , home appliances can be controlled simply from a smartphone , making access easier for those with limited mobility . Accessibility features on smartphones, such as speech-to-text, have also become more comprehensive, and people with disabilities now have many options for operating their smartphones.

While being able to turn on lights directly from your smartphone may seem trivial, this aspect can significantly change the lives of people with limited mobility. For those with disabilities or elderly family members, implementing smart home technology is worth considering.

**5. Smart Home as a personalized living space**

Compare your smartphone's home screen to that of a friend or colleague; you'll likely find many differences in just one screen. One of the advantages of a smart home is the level of personalization available, allowing you to customize your home or room as if it were your own smartphone .

For example, from an aesthetic standpoint, you can create a unique bedroom look using the millions of color schemes available in smart lighting products . Meanwhile, from a productivity standpoint, those of you who absolutely need your morning caffeine fix can use a smart plug to turn on your coffee machine so it's ready when you walk into the kitchen.

The smart plug itself is a magical device that can turn any "dumb" device into a "smart" one. Simply plug the coffee maker into the smart plug , and the smart plug into a wall outlet, and the coffee maker automatically transforms into a smart device that you can control from your smartphone .

**Leveraging the benefits of Smart Home for quality of life**

Smart home technology isn't just a gimmick ; it has concrete potential to improve quality of life. From small things like optimizing air conditioning to save electricity to significant things like improving home security, smart homes have the potential to be disruptive innovations in various aspects of life.

For those of you interested in the transformative potential of smart home technology , you can check out the wide range of smart products at BIOTA Smart Home . From aesthetically pleasing smart lights to smart anti-theft CCTV , BIOTA has everything you need to start transforming your home into the smart home of the future!