{"id":18531,"date":"2012-07-20T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louisvillehomesblog.com\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2023-08-24T20:45:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:45:57","slug":"smart-house-technology-now-affordable-to-the-masses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/smart-house-technology-now-affordable-to-the-masses\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart House Technology Now Affordable to the Masses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m sure there are many of you who thought we’d all have homes like The Jetsons<\/a> by 2012. Am I right? Automatically open\/close doors, conveyor belt indoor sidewalks, food dispensers that could whip up almost anything in mere seconds… well, the dream is still alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smart house technology can be as simple as a changing light setting at timed intervals, or as complex as controlling every electronic device in the entire home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

While we’re not yet to that degree of technological luxury, we are<\/em> making strides! Smart house technology<\/strong> is a category of business that’s grown by leaps and bounds in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is ‘Smart House’ Technology?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At its heart, the idea is to use computing power to perform tasks that we either aren’t currently thinking about or are incapable of doing at the moment. That’s a lot of words that basically mean, “computers doing stuff.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these great ideas are currently available to the public and are being promoted in commercials. Have you seen the one where a daughter calls her out-of-town Dad and asks to borrow the car? He graciously agrees and does her one better by actually starting the car remotely. The daughter’s friend is beyond<\/em> impressed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That particular example doesn’t take place within the home but the same concept applies. Just think garage doors, interior or exterior lighting, thermostats, audio\/visual systems, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are even products that tie into your home that can alert medical specialists in the event of a health emergency<\/a>. We’ve come a long way, and it appears an automated future<\/strong> is right around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Gates Started It<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bill Gates made news with his $113 million dollar home in Washington designed by the architectural firm, Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson. This was perhaps the first truly smart house. For a thorough description of the home and all of its mind-bending features, read the U.S. News and World Report piece on Xanadu 2.0<\/a>. It just goes to show that 100 million doesn’t get you as far as it used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s Smart House Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today, costs have dropped drastically. When buying online you can snap up a Fully Supervised Wireless Alarm Control System with Partitioning and Internal GSM, on sale today for just $388.96. What would have cost $10,000 just eight years ago, is now within the financial reach of millions more consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other sites, like House Smart Technologies<\/a>, attempt to point consumers toward recommended products. Because of the complexity of certain systems, (and how many may or may not work together), expert advice<\/strong> is incredibly valuable. The last thing you want is to purchase all the components but fail to get the system up and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some cities, like New York, Toronto and Vancouver are more likely to have resident experts on the leading edge of home automation. Here in Louisville, we need to utilize phone\/online support or do the project ourselves. The Vivint price<\/a> structure is pretty compelling. They also have their own installers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, we’re on the crest of a home revolution. Fast forward a few decades and we’ll wonder how we could have managed back in the “old days” when we needed to stand up and walk over to switches to make things happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m sure there are many of you who thought we’d all have homes like The Jetsons by 2012. Am I right? 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