With a wider range of smart gadgets and products available in the market to suit all requirements and budgets, consumers now have a greater choice to manage everything from health to security. Here are a few must-haves in your home to optimise your surroundings to suit your lifestyle.
Lighting the way
If you want to transform your home with beautiful dynamic light moods, the Elgato Lamp from Avea can do the trick. You can control your ambience from your iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Apple Watch. It also creates dynamic moods with the subtly changing light at any time of the day.
Saving the day
Smart home technology isn’t just about voice commands and remote controls, it can also save the day if you’re out of the house and a change in humidity or temperature is detected. The remote monitoring sensor (RMS) will alert you to any imminent flooding in your home. So if the AC stops working while you are abroad or your home is flooded due to burst pipes, any further damage can be prevented by the use of this monitoring sensor.
Keep an eye on things
Home monitor systems have enjoyed a rise in popularity over recent years as parents and homeowners look for a way to keep an eye on things while they’re out of the house. The Withings Home camera has high-definition video streaming capability to facilitate family interactions and is absolutely great if you have children.
Access all areas
Remote locking systems have come a long way. The Gogogate is the next generation of devices, operated from a smartphone to enable simple, comprehensive control of any garage door and providing you access management, information on door status and video monitoring — all through remote access.
A warm welcome
Combining a stylish design with the latest in facial recognition technology, the Netatmo Welcome Camera is an essential monitoring device for any home. It also provides security notification when you’re on the go. With a broad 130-degree field of view, the Netatmo can be placed in any hallway to check the children return safely from school or if your parents have remembered to feed the cat!
Save energy
Whether you’re unaware of your energy consumption or monitoring it closely, Eve Energy allows anybody to understand more about how and where they use the most energy. With a simple plug in device, linked by Bluetooth to an iPhone or iPad, it is possible to monitor, at a glance, the energy consumption of any device in the home.
Put your mind at rest
For anybody who has left the house in a hurry and travelled 30 minutes away before wondering if the windows and doors are locked, the Eve Door and Window can save emergency detours by monitoring the status of doors and windows through any iPhone or iPad or a simple, easily fitted wireless unit.
Family health
Many environment factors can affect the health of your family and the durability of delicate furnishings and fittings, especially in the unforgiving climate of the Middle East. Eve Room is designed to improve understanding of three key environmental factors: air quality, temperature and humidity.
Enhance security
Security is crucial for any home, but solutions usually focus on night-time security, rather than remote monitoring on a day-to-day basis. Danalock can grant house cleaners, contractors and guests time-limited or recurring access, and send notifications when your lock is used and by whom.
Healthy homes for healthy people
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) is linked to a number of allergies and illnesses, including asthma, and be caused by such common items as paint, air fresheners, cleaning materials and dry-cleaned clothing. The Withings Home monitors IAQ, and can provide real-time reports.
