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Top Ten Tips for taking advantage of Smart Technology in your home

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Everywhere we look we can find the use of smart technology; in our cell phones, tablets and now in our homes.

How can you get the most from the smart technology available to you now in your home? Follow our ‘Top Ten Tips’ to discover how to take advantage of what is on offer:

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  1. Control your home through one simple smart pad: get video, data, telephone, wireless, climate, security, lighting and other factors in your home to run more efficiently through ‘on demand access’ to all of the systems in your home while you are at home or away from home.
  2. Kitchen appliances now pair with smart technology allowing you to play music or watch videos on a screen right on your fridge. Control your appliances with a smart pad, letting you turn on the oven remotely. And save water with faucets that turn on and off without touch.
  3. Smart technology is not just about remote access. It is a way to save costs, keep your family safe and make your life comfortable. For example cooktops that start only when metal comes into contact with them and shut off when the metal is removed, giving you a safer, more efficient kitchen.
  4. Consider what aspects of your home life could be made easier by having smart technology installed. Would you feel safer being able to control your alarm system, lighting and heating remotely or to be able to monitor your children via video. A professional consultant can walk through your home with you and come up with a solution to meet your needs. Being able to control your entertainment systems throughout your home, turn on lights before you pull up in the driveway and check your security system while away from home can add peace of mind and comfort to your life.
  5. Take smart technology into the bathroom and at the touch of a button select each family member’s preferences for water temperature in the shower and music to play through sound tile speakers.
  6. Save money on your water bill by using smart water fixtures that use less water while feeling totally luxurious. Choose a shower head that changes the water wave pattern to use less water. Motion sensors in faucets cut water wastage and LED lighting can show water temperature before you put your hands under it to ensure safety.
  7. Even the temperature in your home can be controlled with smart technology. A monitor that controls your home’s climate can ‘learn’ your family’s preferences and connect via Wi-Fi to control your home’s temperature from any smart device.
  8. The design of your home can be made smart, too, by careful placement of windows and doors to take advantage of the natural seasonal changes. A ‘passive’ house is one designed to heat itself in winter and cool in summer. The siting of the home takes into account the way the sun moves across the sky, the trees that surround the building and the direction of wind. Architects are using more of this technology in designing new homes.
  9. Many new ideas are being developed and will soon be in our homes; a coffee table that allows you to surf the internet while you control your home’s lighting and climate while entertaining guests is not far from reality in everyday homes. Samsung are just one of the companies working to develop these smart technologies.
  10. And, of course, automation is another smart technology we already have. The ability to open and close blinds and awning to controlling lighting and music is already part of our lives.

The Future of the Internet and Home Technology

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In today’s day and time we use technology for lots of different things. We are attached to our smartphones like they are our lifeline and any new electronic conveniences are more than welcome in our world. Technology advances every day and most of the new and exciting gadgets and gizmos that are being developed, we don’t even know about.

We now are able to control our home security systems by our smartphones and we can move the camera angle of security cameras with them also. Take this and the technology that we have today and imagine it on the next level. Imagine appliances that can be monitored by your smartphone, and almost any appliance, big or small, can have remote controlled functions.

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For instance, imagine an oven that detects when your food is finished cooking. It will automatically cut off when the food has reached its temperature, and all you have to do is get your food when it’s done. Think of what this would do for added safety in our homes. There would be no more accidental house fires from something as simple as forgetting to turn your oven off, or any other appliances that produce heat.

There are small sensors that can be placed inside these appliances that will allow them to function at this high technology level. Imagine a refrigerator that can automatically adjust its temperature for each compartment depending on the type of food that is in it. Perfect temperatures for produce and meats, automatically sets itself. They could also detect when any foods inside of the refrigerator have gone out of date. No more having to worry about accidentally using something that is out of date.

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This is what our future holds for us, and who can complain? I know I would love to have such smart electronics and appliances, it takes the guess work out of everything. After all we are human and we all make mistakes, maybe the future of technology will help us in not making these mistakes anymore.

Create Your Dream Bathroom with the Reece 3D Bathroom Planner

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If you are planning to build a new bathroom or renovate one in your home, it is now easier than ever thanks to the new 3D Bathroom Planner from Reece. This is a new, innovating online tool that helps you plan and design a new bathroom based on your own thoughts and designs. What was once difficult to translate from your own thoughts to reality is now far easier thanks to this new 3D Bathroom Planner.

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What is the Reece 3D Bathroom Planner?

Essentially, this is a tool that you can use to build your new bathroom in an online environment with all the Reece bathroom products included. This means that you can recreate your bathroom and mix and match different Reece items until you get the look that you desire.

Once completed, you can save what has been created to use as a guide for building or renovating your bathroom. The process is made so easy thanks to the 3D platform which allows for a much better feel of what the bathroom will look like when completed.

Plus, by choosing from the complete range of Reece products, you can not only preview how they will look, but also choose the different lighting, tiles and fittings as well to round out the bathroom. With this tool, you can not only move around the products, you can change the lighting, adjust the color and patterns of the tile, and even add more unusual features to match what you want to accomplish.

The Advantages of the Reece 3D Bathroom Planner

Naturally, the biggest advantage is that you can better plan your new bathroom or finalize what your remodeling efforts for your bathroom will be.

Easy to Use: This online tool is designed to be simple and straightforward so even people with little experience can quickly understand and use the 3D Bathroom Planner. Before long, they are moving and switching products inside the 3D environment.

Better Planning: While most bathroom constructions or renovations are fairly straightforward in terms of planning, it can be difficult to accurately imaging the space and how new products will fit. With this 3D Bathroom Planner, it becomes much easier to see exactly how different items will integrate with your new bathroom.

Remove Intimidation Factor: When planning a new bathroom, it can be quite intimidating to relate just how everything will fit together. However, this new online tool removes all that by presenting an accurate three dimensional image of just how it will look. This means whether you do the renovation or building yourself or hire a professional crew, you will have a plan that easily demonstrates what you want to accomplish.

Finally, you can view your completed design from any perspective. Whether you choose overhead, from the side or the interior, you can save your plan at any angle. Plus, you can incorporate the specific dimensions of the room, including power outlets, plumbing and door spaces to account for the entire bathroom.

The Reece 3D Bathroom Planner lets you design your dream bathroom thanks is simple, straightforward approach that provides excellent results. Plus, you can share the plans of your dream bathroom as well, including all floorplans, multiple views and elevations as well.