Hold Grip of Technology to Control Home Smartly

Under the light of technology, the advancements in Home-tech redefining our safety & well-being with love by overtaking the care of living human. As the robust number of residents looks for comfort, safety and care, the technology of home automation acts as a desired and deserved solution. Aiming to enhance the safety of different areas in our homes, they are inculcating the innovations, in order to prioritize the well-being and nurture the living spaces of people. This article gives you a complete outlook of how technology is enhancing the protection of living environments by connecting the convenience with pro-active ways to alleviate various risks and keeps our home on the safer side.   

Ushering the new era of safety and care in living areas

Smart Security Systems: Indian households have gripped smart security solutions comprising CCTV cameras, motion sensors, and smart locks. These systems offer remote monitoring via smartphones, real-time alerts, and the ability to control access to the house and enhancing overall security.  In modular homes, the wide-angled smart cameras and AI capabilities are utilized to deter the unauthorized access. The security system providing company based in Bangalore, CogCons is offering Home security Kit with smart sensors, Actuators and controllers. Also they offer numerous ways to protect our homes by facilitating the sensor & detecting system to the secure windows, doors, boundary walls, restricted areas, timers for lights and so on to safeguard the entire home from intruders.  

Detection Systems for Fire and Gas Leak: To avoid and prevent gas leakage in Homes, the advanced gas leak detection systems are technically equipped with alarms and sensors. The Detection systems detect the smoke, heat, or gas leakages prominently and alert the residents & emergency services which minimize the major harm. The connected kitchen appliances like smart ovens, stoves and other cooking devices are endowed with automatic turn-off features and alerts. Based in Maharashtra, the company Vighnaharta Technologies leverages cutting edge technologies to safeguard the homes and industrial verticals. They offer integrated solutions for fire safety, gas leakage, and detection of intrusion and IOT sensors to present a good sleep for residents without worrying about the fire & gas leakage hazards in homes.

“The number of active households in India’s smart home market is expected to reach 80.9 billion users by the year 2028”- Statista

Tech-based Elderly Care: Focused on elderly people, technological solutions includes wearable devices and sensors that detects unexpected falls and send alerts to caregivers or emergency services in order to eliminate the chances of accidents in home. In order to reduce the risks of slipping in bathrooms, designers use anti-slip materials and tiles for surfaces. The integrated smart controls for water heaters and regulators help to avoid the sudden fluctuations in temperatures. The accessible bathroom designs such as high toilet seats, adjustable showers and grab bars ensures the easiness and safety of elderly and people with mobility disorders. Even some recent bathrooms are equipped with emergency call systems with voice activation allows the person to enable immediate assistance in case of medical emergencies.

Access to Biometric Locks and Control: The technology disruption in Biometric door locks with fingerprint or facial recognition in smart home-tech has gained popularity in recent days by providing protected and key-less access to house owners. Guaranteeing the robust protection against unauthorized entry, the Bio-metric systems offer an utmost safety and convenience to home owners. A company based in Bangalore, Spintly, combines the potential of cloud, smart phone and wireless technology to provide simplified access control systems for Homes, residential and commercial apartments, in Gyms and other industries. The key features of their smart access includes smart-phone based access, card based access, visitor & tenant management, works without internet, daily/weekly reports and so on.

“Smart Lighting market of India is expected to reach $27.7 billion with a CAGR of 20.5 percent by the year 2026”- MarketsandMarkets

Smart Lighting & Remote Monitoring Automation: The Smart Automated lighting systems are incorporated with high-tech motion sensors and timers to enhance the convenience safety by illuminating pathways to deter intruders. It enables the remote control of lighting and creates an appearance of tenancy even the house is unoccupied. The Sensor-based lighting systems illuminate the room when someone enters which reduces the risk of accidents throughout night. And the Remote Monitoring systems with integrated home automation enable the monitoring of various things including temperature, humidity level, and consumption rate of electricity. These systems enable the residents to address likely safety concerns and irregularities. The company eGlu Home Automation located in Bangalore provides a range of home automation products that paves innovative ways to control our entire home such as Smart lighting, Smart App Control and Smart Care Solutions for kids. Their solutions are thoughtfully curated to make our home smarter and safer.

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Additionally, The smart Bed sensors and wearable devices monitors the sleep patterns, heart rate, and mobility’s to spot abnormalities and disturbances to ensure better sleep health of the resident. To cater the needs of individuals living alone with specific medical conditions, the Emergency Alert Systems such as integration of panic buttons or voice-activated systems tends to highly beneficial. The IoT-based Weather monitoring systems integrated with weather-sensors monitors the environmental conditions and provides alerts for heavy rains, storms, winds and other extreme weather indications.

Kids’ Safety & Security: The residential developers are providing children-centric homes. These homes are getting severe traction among the professional and working parents to cater their parental needs rather than investing in usual residential villas. In these homes, the roofs and corridors are consciously with stringent safety & security measures.

In Kid-centric homes, the aspect of safety and security hits first in our mind. To ensure that, these homes are designed with well-secured and illuminated infrastructure, geo-fencing to track the geographical boundaries for kids, CCTV camera surveillance, anti-skid tiles, easily accessible alarms for emergencies, elevated terrace grills and windows, kid-safe electrical switches and so on. There are several parental monitoring applications and software’s available in the market to track the kids’ activities and whereabouts when we are away from them.

Kaspersky Safe Kids – Kaspersky Safe Kids, the Parental control app stands as an all-in-one digital application for safe parenting & well-being. This app uses GPS tracking to allow the parents to know where the child is at all times.  Using the digital reports and tractions, the app gives the digital activity and screen time information to the parents; even it also gives alerts for distressing behavior of the child. It also nurtures the optimistic habits by educating about balancing online and offline presence.

Qustodio: Qustodio, a right tool to monitor the digital activity of kids and develop confident digital habits. The tool filters and blocks the inappropriate apps, websites, and ads and protects from harmful digital threats, violence and gambling. The feature called Family Locator allows the parents to spot their child on map at any instances and can receive real-time notifications on their whereabouts in schools, homes and other frequent visiting places.

Net Nanny: As a top rated internet filter that protects the child from seeing adult content, Net nanny acts as a best Porn-blocker and Parental software. Net nanny monitors the overall digital habits of the family. It tailors the specific screen time and hours for the family and fixes the timings when the child can come online.

To sum up, the penetration of technology has significantly reshaping the concept of safety and care within the boundary of our homes. As we are gradually embracing the above mentioned innovations, we are moving in right path of creating homes & living spaces, that are not only just being safe, but also empathetic and responsive to the diverse needs of our well-being.