First of all, congratulations on your decision to transition to a smart home. You have signed up for a comfortable life, and with technology to assist, protect and automate your lifestyle, you can make a few better decisions.
One of those important decisions is choosing the devices that you would install in your smart building. The reason these decisions are critical is that you might be coming to them after watching several videos of smart home aesthetics on Youtube and Tiktok, and seeing that there are very cool appliances on the market.
Well, we have to warn you that it is not every appliance that you have seen on the internet that you must have in your home – even if you can afford them all. And speaking of must-haves, there are some appliances that you should definitely put at the top of your list when considering new appliances to get for your smart home.
Robot vacuum cleaner
Imagine you could get rid of all kinds of dust, hair of your pet and spills without getting up from your couch to push any vacuum container while pointing its sucking hose into corners. Well, with a robot vacuum cleaner, that much is possible.
Kick your feet up and leave the cleaning of the home to robot vacuum cleaners that use motion detectors and wifi to move around, taking care of all unwanted particles and dirt on your floors. Depending on your budget, there are robot vacuum cleaners that empty their own dustbin, so if you buy the right one you can absolutely rule out bothering about vacuuming in your home.
Voice Assistants
You might never truly have a smart house if you do not have any of these. There are voice assistants like Google Home or Amazon Alexa that can help you do anything from turning on your lights to playing your favorite playlist or ordering a box of pizza.
You can also automate your living experience by scheduling things to happen. For example, you can set your voice assistants to change your lighting and room temperature when it’s nighttime, or you can set morning alarms and to-do reminders.
If you plan to have multiple devices, you can install a service that connects all your voice assistants to enable them to work together. Services like IFTT or Zapier are some no-code services that can help you to achieve this.
Smart display
A smart display on your kitchen wall can keep several shopping lists and recipes, and take notifications of deliveries that come to your home address. You can also monitor temperature, lights, WiFi and security from your smart display.
Your smart display devices are also very compatible with your voice assistant devices, so if you are getting one, you might just as well get the other.
Doorbell camera
Your doorbell camera allows you to see calling visitors at the door from your smart device or even your smartphone.
Asides from being able to differentiate between the delivery guys and close friends ringing without having to check the door by yourself, you also have a security surveillance device for your front entrance. There are different doorbell cameras with varying features on the market. But whichever one you get, it’s a must-have, don’t you agree?
WiFi
Well, how the internet of things works is that you have to be connected to the internet. And in this case, you have to set up a reliable WiFi network for all your devices to work effectively.
It is advisable to get some IT assistance in setting up these devices and connecting them to work together. However, finding IT guys that are reliable could be quite a hassle. Well, if you live in or around the Greater Pittsburgh area, Jelnic is an IT solutions company that can help you with setting up your new smart home. You can find us and our services on our website, and contact us to get your smart devices up and running.