Making informed choices has been the trend in the market. From choosing a healthy lifestyle to using biodegradable cutlery and supplies down to purchasing energy saving appliances, our spending habits are being shaped to respond to this emerging trend – sustainable consumerism. At home, you can also do an informed spending by choosing to subscribe to eco-friendly home technologies that significantly reduce your carbon footprint and allows you to save as well in energy consumption a.k.a monthly bills.
Here are some technological advancements that will make life easier and convenient for you.
WeMo Switch Smart Plug
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WeMo is a Switch Smart Plug coupled with an app Alexa that controls the on-and-off of appliances all over the world by just using a phone. It doesn’t require any monthly subscription or complicated network hubs to connect it to your appliances. What makes it even efficient is that you can set a timer through your phone the operating time of any appliances. And if you are away from home, it sends a notification to all appliances that you are not home, rendering everything to sleep mode. A unit costs 30 USD in Amazon.
Solar rechargeable smart bulbs
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Electricity generation is considered to be one of the top contributors to carbon emission, which in turn perpetuates global warming. With strict domestic regulations and technological advancements, smart lights are invented – the GE link bulbs and Philips Hue allow you to control your lights through a mobile app. What’s more, they generate a report of your monthly energy usage and approaches by which you can further reduce your carbon footprint. To add to this, there are other bulbs in the market that recharges through sunlight. You need not to worry about spending much as your bulb automatically recharges when exposing to sunlight and other forms of light source.
Nest’s Learning Thermostat
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Can’t get the rest you need because of the temperature? Then this smart thermostat is what you have been looking for. With the capability to determine and automatically change a room’s temperature based on one’s preference, this device is programmed to learn your ways and adapt to how you wish the temperature in a room any time of the day. With a tested 10-12% reduction on heating bills and 15% on cooling bills in America, this device is making waves as it is also designed to pay the bills by itself in the future. What a convenient way of living a life in the comforts of one’s home.
SmartFlower Solar
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Been planning to get a solar panel for your home but can’t afford the costly installation and technology? Then this is a great alternative for you. Aesthetically akin to a flower, SmartFlower is built with flower petal patterned solar panels that automatically follows the sun once the sun rises and folds in the night time. The generated energy is automatically converted to electricity which residential and commercial spaces can use. The SmartFlower can also clean itself with its tiny brushes that dust off any dirt from the unit. It has built-in sensors as well maintaining the right temperature and ensures that its hardware is not damaged during inclement weather forecasts.
Skydrop Control System
Maintaining a healthy lawn while not wasting too much water is a big problem for all. As more often than not, water wastage is a huge problem as access to clean drinkable water is becoming scarce by the minute. With Skydrop you can project, determine, and set the amount of water suitable to the size of your lawn. Based on the type of plants, soil, monthly weather forecasts, and several other factors, the app provides suggestions for you to keep the soil of your lawn moist and well-watered. Like the others, this is linked to a mobile app that can be downloaded through Google play store.
The future of smart home technology is endless. The nascent developments right now are far from being advanced to the literal sense of it. As technology and creativity of humanity continue to deepen and widen, the range and efficiency of smart appliances and technologies that can be creates if just literally and figuratively anything. The only limitation is the imagination of the creator.
