Q: Now-a-days no one can think of a life without smart phones. Is smart homes going to catch the same popularity? Brief me about what is a smart home..
Smart Homes are extremely beneficial to the elderly residents of a home. They provide alerts when it is time for a particular medicine to be taken. In case of accidents that may take place within the home, the hospital is alerted. Moreover, if an elderly resident needs urgent help or in case of an emergency health need, they just need to press a soft panic button at home. Their requirement is immediately communicated remotely through automated devices.
Smart Homes are found in all major cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. Some of the major residential developers offering ‘Smart Homes’ across India are Shoba Developers, Mantri Developers, Prestige Group, Lodha Group, Wadhwa Group, Hiranandani Developers, DLF, Supertech, MAK Projects, Modi Developers, VGN Developers, Puravankara Projects, Marvel Realtors etc. The price range of such projects is between Rs.1.5-2 crore and retrofitted smart homes cost between Rs 80, 000-1.5 lakh
Smart homes are gaining popularity in India, among buyers, property developers and associated industries and technology providers. The smart home market in India is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 30 per cent
A smart home is a home which is designed with highly advanced automatic systems for lighting, security, temperature control, multi-media, window and door operations and so on. This home appears to be intelligent because of its monitoring of all the home functions through a computer. Likewise, a refrigerator can list and record all its contents and suggest menu. Similarly, other functions like cleaning and the watering of plants is also done automatically. The main component of a smart home is an increase use of gadgets all over. These factors make everything in a home automatic and easy.
The uniqueness of a 'Smart Home' is that it has various facilities that you can control either from your home or from a remote location. They include different types of applicances that include TVs, computers, refrigerators, audio and video systems, heating, lighting and air conditioning systems as well as security and camera systems. Besides communicating with each other, they can also be remotely controlled using a pre-set timer. Devices can be controlled through your mobile phone or internet from within the house as well as from any remote location including other countries.
I feel smart homes market does not seem to be at its peak these days and it might take some more years to strengthen its hold on the Indian consumers. Whats your opinion???