Societry Now: Transform Your Apartment into a Smart Home with These Products - Pune

There was a time when families used to spend hours on deciding what shade of paint would look best on the kitchen walls or what kind of door latch to buy. The times have now changed, and today half the fun in setting up an apartment is in trying to make it a smart home.

For an apartment in a cooperative society, there are several areas in which an apartment management system can be used, but for this article, let us look at these five aspects - security, temperature, lighting, sound, and access.

Security: – The use of surveillance cameras for homes has been in vogue for some time. But in a smart home, you can aim for remote surveillance, and also real-time coverage. That way you won't need to take back up tapes or risk the chance of missing out important footage. Try the Arlo Smart Home Security Camera system which gives you crystal clear high definition (HD) recording. You can have the recording transmitted directly to your smartphone or any other device. This can also be tied up to the visitor management system of your society.

Temperature: – You must be aware of the thermostat systems which switch on or off the air conditioning as soon as a certain temperature is reached. But there are also smart systems which use their temperature sensors to double up as a fire alarm. The fire alarm will be in the form of a notification sent directly to your smartphone. The trigger for this notification would be the increase in temperature beyond a specified level or the detection of carbon monoxide in the air. You can try out the Nest Protect Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm.

Lighting: – You must have heard about the lights being dimmed or brightened as per the number of people in a room, or movement in a room, or even the ambient light from outside. The next progression in smart lighting is that the light from the bulbs in a room turn into different colours depending on your mood. The controls for this can be done through Wi-Fi. One of the best products of this type is the Philips Hue LED Smart Bulb Starter Kit.

Sound: – This might be the gadget that people most commonly associate with a smart home. We have seen and heard friends say ‘Hey Alexa’ or ‘Hey Siri’ to their virtual assistant. A smart speaker can very well be the centre of activity in a living room because it can play music, give weather updates, locate restaurants and so many things. If you are the kind who often invites friends over for parties on the patio, then you might want to try out the Megablast Portable Speaker by Ultimate Ears. Just be sure to check with your residential management system if playing loud sound outdoors is permitted.

Access: – There are several touchpad keyless latches available which can do away with the need for carrying a key for access to your apartment. The nest level in access control in a smart apartment is the electronic key that you can send to the smartphone of the person to whom you wish to grant access. The August 3rd Gen Smart Lock is one such product.

You can use an overall residential management software or a tool like Society Now to control all these products from a single place.

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