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Next Generation of Home Automation Systems
Everyone knows that Professor Keenan loves his gadgets. I love to think about the technology of tomorrow and how it will change the way that we go about our daily lives. Things like cars that drive themselves to voice activated devices that carry out our every command. I know Google has been working on some technology out in California to develop software to operate vehicles remotely. When I think about all of the cool automated devices that I can play around with now, I think of home automation systems.
The next generation of home automation systems are already here. You literally can adjust the temperature of your living room from work or even close your blinds in your bedroom while you are driving in your car. There is some cool devices out there that really bring all of this automation to your finger tips. I went to my friend’s house this past weekend and he was showing off the $30,000 he spent installing his home automation equipment. That is what gave me the idea for this post. Anyways, I get to his house and he shows me everything that he is able to do now through his remote. The coolest part is that his remote was an Ipad! From the luxury of his Ipad he was able to control the lighting of any room in his house, his television, his stereo equipment, his curtains/blinds, his thermostat in any zone, and a few more things that I surely can’t remember because there were so many. It was definitely a pleasure to see all of this technology at work. I took several pictures to show my students.
I can’t wait to see what the future holds considering that the home automation systems of today can be run from an Ipad. With Apple’s Siri technology I am sure that voice commands are right around the corner! I just hope we don’t get too lazy when all of these gadgets start doing everything for us. I guess we will see soon enough!