You have just reached the office, but you are suddenly unsure about what you did before leaving home. These are some of the questions that will crop up in your mind.
Did I switch off the AC?
Did I close the blinds?
Have I left the TV on, in the hall?
Worry no more, relax. Your smart home will complete the unfinished jobs. The voice-controlled gadgets, which have made their way into your home, will save you valuable time by obediently following your commands and simplify your unnecessary hassle.
Voice-controlled Systems
Your voice will make you feel like a king. What is a voice-controlled home? These homes leverage the power of your voice to control voice assistants and speakers with home devices.
With these devices, you need not face the everyday hassle of getting off the couch to switch on the AC or switch off the music system while cooking. How do you do this magic with voice assistants? It works this way.
When you speak, your voice is received through speakers by a cloud-based voice assistant. This voice is converted to text using particular software and then converted into commands. It is then executed through a smart speaker or a home device.
Ubiquitous Voice Assistants
Google Home smart speaker, Amazon is Echo (popularly known as Alexa), and Apple’s Siri are some of the voice assistants that are now prevalently used to control homes and offices.
These voice assistants are now beginning to dominate our lives. Phrases like ‘Ok Alexa’, Google switch on the lights, and ‘Hai Siri' are everyday rehearsed lines. Let us see how these voice assistants help us around the house.
Lights: We no longer need to be scared to enter a dark room or fumble around for a switch to switch on the lights. Just instruct your voice assistant with its familiar magical words. Lo and Behold, the room will be illuminated and your job is done. Lights can be dimmed or brightened, colors of the light can be changed and the list is endless
Television set: With voice commands, your sleek and smart television sets will spring to life or can be switched off. Looking up programme favorites information or the channel you need will never be a hassle with the voice assistants.
Music system: Access your favorite playlists with Alexa or Siri. Playing the stored audio and video files is no longer difficult. In fact, voice assistants help you enhance your mood with the right musical entertainment. With just a single command, swaying and dancing to your much-loved tunes will relieve you of your stress.
Kitchen: With a smart fridge, coffee maker, air fryer, and other devices in the kitchen, life cannot be easier.
Security: Just command your front door or the garage to lock and unlock, and your job is done
Voice-enabled washers and dryers, home theatres (adjusting the volume level of the speakers), and AC thermostats give you a great feeling when you enter the house after a tiring day at the office.
Curtains: Moving the curtains first thing in the morning by just murmuring a command can really be a holistic experience, the first thing in the morning.
Smart home switches: To minimize our efforts more, we now have smart home switches which make sure to conserve time and money. How do they work?
The smart switch is connected to a normal switch and can be fitted into any switchboard. The smart switches turn your traditional switches into voice-controlled switches. One of its important features is including remote control using the mobile phone and of course, voice control.
You can also create schedules with the help of smart switches to automatically turn off or switch on your home appliances at specific times of the day. Lights, curtains, music, security, and AC can all be adjusted with the help of these smart switches.
Other Advantages
The other things that a voice assistant can help you with are booking a cab, checking the weather, playing games, finding out a recipe, and much more. Whether you want a calm evening with relaxing favorite music on, if you need dim lighting because of sickness or just want to be alone, or if you want to host a brilliant office party, all these are possible with voice-assisted home appliances.
Summing it up, you can set new standards of living with an automated home that has voice assistants to help you with your daily chores. These voice assistants work well for the energy-conscious. They really bring down your electricity bills as they switch off the appliances when not in use.
Smart automated homes improve your lifestyle. Technology thus helps to conserve money and time and at the same time makes the life of a homeowner easy and enjoyable.