Is converting your house into a smart homes a smart idea?
Technology has provided homeowners with a new level of control. Smarthome Technology is internet connected technology that “provides homeowners security, comfort, convenience and energy efficiency by allowing them to control smart devices, often by a smart home app on their smartphone or other networked device”.
The fundamental benefits of smart automation are numerous including
- Increased energy efficiency by allowing home owners to have more precise control over the heating and cooling of your home
- Maximizing home security by connecting, enabling and monitoring motion detectors, surveillance cameras, automated door locks
- Ease Of Use by providing you the ability to control your home’s functions from a distance.
- Future proofing your home by adding connected appliances that transform the way we cook, wash our clothes and clean our homes
- Increased Agility and Quality of life through distance care. Video monitoring, motion detection, and smart locks on the door can help you to monitor the mobility of your aging parents or ensure the arrival of your children.
The challenges of the Smart Home Transformation
However transforming your legacy house into a Smart Home doesn’t require you to have a graduate degree in electrical and computer engineering. Home automation used to be a complex endeavour requiring networking, scripting, and electrical wiring skills. Our friends at Wemo know that enabling modern smart homes are simple enough that just about anyone can set one up.
It begins with Wemo Mini Smart Plug that turns any electrical outlet into a Smart Plug. You can control your devices, including lamps and heaters wirelessly from anywhere. Automate with worry-free schedules using the Wemo App, Wemo works with the Google Assistant, allowing you to control your lights using your Google Home devices, your Android or iPhone, or any other device with built-in Google Assistant support. You’ll enjoy seamless, intuitive voice control over any light that’s connected to Wemo Dimmer.
Through the power of IoT connectivity, the Wemo Smart Light Switch allows you to control lights and ceiling fans from the wall, the Wemo App You can also pair this light switch with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant to give you hands-free voice control.
With the Wemo® Insight Smart Plug, you can monitor energy consumption right from your phone or tablet. This Smart Plug provides real-time reports on how much energy your devices are consuming. Use the Smart Plug to monitor how much a space heater is costing you, or how much energy a particular room consumes.
Features and Specifications of WEMO Smart Home Products
Wemo Mini Smart Plug- Dimensions: 2.9″ x 2.9″ x 2.3″
- Weight: 2.84 ounces
- Colors: White
- Compatibility: Android 4.4+ iOS 10+
- Interoperability: Works with Apple home Kit, The Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Nest Thermostat
Wemo® Insight Smart Plug- Dimensions: 1.64″ x 1.72″ x 4.1″
- Weight: 9.9 ounces
- Colors: White
- Compatibility: Android 4.1+ iOS 9+
- Interoperability: Works with Apple home Kit, The Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Nest Thermostat
- Note: Get insight into home energy usage
Wemo Smart Light Switch- Dimensions: 1.72″ W x 4.1″ H x 1.64″ D
- Weight: 3.68 ounces
- Colors: White
- Compatibility: Android 6.0+ iOS 11+
- Interoperability: Works with Apple home Kit, The Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Nest Thermostat
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