I know I’m going to sound like an old man here, but I genuinely can’t believe how much home technology has moved on in the last 10 years and what is even more incredible is how affordable it now is. Years ago any automated technology in the home was very expensive and unpredictable and, if I’m honest I used to think that home automation was a slightly over the top expense that actually promoted laziness rather then doing anything clever.
The thought of being able to sit in your chair and turn on lights or close your blinds from a handheld device rather than actually getting off your backside and doing it yourself seemed like a huge waste of money to me. Obviously this technology had huge benefits for those with disabilities and for those less able to physically move around their homes easily, but for the rest of the population I just felt that it was an expensive way of being lazy. It doesn’t take a lot to get off the sofa and change the heating controls in your kitchen!
But, what I do think is incredible is that we now having the ability to affordably control things in our homes remotely. This has all come about because of internet, wi-fi and mobile phone technology. We are so used to carrying around smart phones, but these great little devices can now be used to control the way we use our smart homes.