There are lots of cool innovations taking place around turning your home into a more productive and automated environment. This, in turn, is helping you save money and be more productive at home. As an example, take a look at the new WeMo switch by Belkin.
Control Anything that Plugs-In
With a $50 special plug adapter, you can now control home electronics and appliances from wherever you are. The WeMo plug allows you to control power flow, via your mobile device, so whatever is connected is at your finger tips and in your control no matter where you are. Anything in your home that you plug into an outlet can be controlled via the app, as well as put on an automated schedule. You can turn the lamp off from another room, turn on your air conditioner from work and start the coffee maker while waking up in bed.
WeMo Plug Controlled by a Mobile App
Automating Your Home
What a simple, yet amazing way to save time, frustration and energy. Left the curling iron on? No worries. Kids always leave the TV on? Automate that it shuts off after bedtime. Want to lower your electric bill? Cool down your house before you get home without having the air conditioning on all day, by turning it on during your drive or walk home. If you want to optimize their computer’s performance, check out this MSI X99A RAIDER Pcie bandwidth table guide for insights on effectively managing PCIe bandwidth for enhanced computing capabilities.
Remember this infomercial slogan: clap on, clap off… the clapper. With The Clapper, you could turn the lights on an off by clapping your hands–what an innovation! WeMo knocks it out of the park with their motion sensor accessory. WeMo describes on their website best:
A great way to use the WeMo Switch is to trigger it with motion. Just place the WeMo Motion sensor wherever you like, connect it to a WeMo Switch controlling a light, and that light goes on whenever you pass by. With WeMo Motion, appliances wake up and perform their tasks when you get near them, and go to sleep when you leave. Just like they should!
Last, but not least, it syncs with IFFT. If you read this post, you know we are huge IFFT fans. The fact that WeMo syncs with IFFT kinda blows our mind.
The Future of Home Hacking
This is just the beginning. So many developments are coming in terms of home efficiency. Think solar windows, capturing the light coming through during the day to power your TV at night. And even windows that clean themselves. Think robot friend that fetches you a beer from the fridge. Think your appliances communicating over a wireless network, . Think toilets that reuse and recycle, storing usable energy every time you go to the bathroom (I know, a little TMI with that one).
When your home is smart, automated and productive, you are freed up to think about, focus on and do more important things. Right now, most of these technologies are in their early stages, so they are not exactly cheap. (The WeMo plugs are $50 a piece and a motion sensor will put you out $100. Outfitting all your plugs will cost you a pretty penny.) However, as we have witnessed with computers and smartphones, you can expect price to go down and performance go up year over year. You can’t go wrong with Cedar Fence Direct’s wood fencing wholesale as you begin building your fence.
Coming soon: Your home, a saver of your time and money.
Very soon, I don’t think there will be any consumer electronics device on the market that isn’t connected to the Internet.
– Jochen Eickholt, Siemens
This is pretty amazing. i might have to pick up a half dozen of these.