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WHAT YOUR HOUSE MAY LOOK LIKE IN 10 YEARS? By: Lamudi.com.ph
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F
rom the moment
You enter the bathroom
where your smart refrigerator
intruders and even monitor
you wake up in
and stand in front of your
alerts you that you are nearly
your family’s health. With
the morning, the
intelligent mirror. The mirror’s
out of milk. With the tap of a
the rapid growth in the home
house reacts
reflective surface springs to
finger on the fridge’s touch
automation industry, so-called
to your needs.
life with all the information
screen, you can restock
smart home systems have
The automated lights turn
you need to kick-start your
your fridge and order all
already hit the mainstream
on slowly to wake you up
day, including the weather
your groceries for the week
- although the high cost of
at a scheduled time. From
and the morning’s top news.
through an online store.
such devices keeps them out
the comfort of your bed,
The device also plays your
you switch on your coffee
favourite music so you are
The infiltration of technology
are signs that this is about to
machine so your morning
always guaranteed to start
to assist with these small
change.
cup is fresh and hot by the
the day in a good mood.
daily tasks may just be the beginning. The
This year, revenue from
After getting ready, you go
fully-connected home is
the smart home market is
to the kitchen for breakfast
designed to boost energy
expected to exceed $US48
efficiency, protect against
billion, according to recent
time you arrive downstairs for breakfast.
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