If you are asking the same question, you already have the basic knowledge about what smart devices and smart homes are. But when it comes to really implementing smart devices in your home automation plan, it is hard to understand where you should start, which products you should invest in first.
Well, here is a guide to get you started.
Building A Smart Home: Lights, Camera, Action!
Phase 1: Lights
The most common home automation devices that are popular in the market today are smart lighting options.
Types of Smart Lights:
You could come across-
- Bulbs
- Downlights
- Lamps
- LED Strip Light
Smart Bulb 
Smart Downlight
Which one should you get first?
Smart Bulbs
What difference will these bring in your life and future smart home?
- Create an ambience for every occasion with the touch on your phone. Some of the lights also offer voice/motion control.
- Change to warm or cool lights according to the time of the day to soothe your eyes.
- Monitor whether a light is on or off and control it from anywhere in the world.
Apart from lights, you can also include Smart Plugs in the initial phase. These smart plugs can be simply plugged into switchboards and the appliances plugged into them can be
- Controlled
- Monitored, and
- Scheduled
From your mobile phone.
Phase 2: Camera
After you have got a hang of IoT in your day-to-day life, enhance the experience with
- smart cameras
- smart doorbells
Smart Camera 
Smart Doorbell
What difference will these bring in your life and future smart home?
- With cameras, you can monitor both, indoors and outdoors, 24*7. You can also playback recordings.
- Smart cameras come with a two-way communication feature that allows you to keep an eye on your pets, kids and househelp.
- On the other hand, smart doorbells let you see who is at the door without walking there. In fact, you can see who is at the door from anywhere in the world.
- Smart doorbells, too, come with a two-way communication feature that lets you talk to whoever is knocking on the door.
Phase 3: Action!
Now that you have developed a knack for interesting home automation technology, you can move on to various other products.
- Smart Remotes for AC and TV units
- Smart Door Locks
- Security Systems and Motion Sensors
- Air and Water Purifiers
Phase 4: Savings
After you have developed a full-fledged smart home, it is time to start saving on bills for your smart home with these smart devices:
- Smart Energy Monitor
- Smart Prepaid Energy Meter
What difference will these bring in your life and future smart home?
- You can monitor your energy consumption from anywhere in the world.
- This monitoring is real-time and helps you discover opportunities to save on electricity bills.
Are you ready to start automating your home?
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Smart Bulb
Smart Downlight
Smart Camera
Smart Security
Smart Doorbell
Smart Door Lock
