As
a child I loved listening to the tales from the Arabian Nights.
One of my favourites was Alibaba and the forty thieves. I
stood at the door of my house with an elan and said ‘Khul Ja Sim
Sim’ numerous times. It was my dream that one day the door would
open with my oral command. And indeed one day the door opened. Not
because of any magic but because my house was now a smart home.
Smart homes, smart watches, smart lights have become a part of our
day today lives.
I
have a five years old daughter whom I leave alone at home when I go
to work. Of course there is a very loving caretaker who babysits her.
‘You will know how a parent feels only when you become one.’
My mother would say all the time. Today when I have become a parent I
perfectly agree with her. Whether it is minor cold or cough my heart
starts beating faster when anything is wrong with her. So when I see
from my office that she is no longer playing in water, sleeping
peacefully and not coughing, I feel that smart cameras are a boon for
today’s working parents. I can control the smart camera with my
phone. With the camera placed at the centre of the house I could
rotate it 360 degrees and monitor all the activities at home. Given
the number of crime news that are highlighted in the news, I feel
that smart cameras offer effective protection. Prevention after all
is better than cure.
When
I purchased my first smart wearable, a smart watch the only words
that came out of my mouth were incredulous. How can a watch
have so many functions. It offered me a weather forecast. It told me
my heart rate. It told me the number of steps I took when I walked
and ran, and the number of calories that I burnt. With the internal
storage I could add my favourite songs into the watch and listen to
them when I went out for a stroll. Being a watch, there are alarm,
stopwatch settings as well. Can you believe it when I say that the
smart watch even tracked my sleep. I could easily change the watch
faces, which are displays. The watch faces are extremely attractive.
Further I could even add my own pictures as watch face. Wow, could I
have asked for more? The watch is charged by placing it on the dock.
Thus it is very easy to use. Wait there are some more stunning
features to be discussed. I get all my mobile phone alerts on my
smart watch. So if I have kept my phone in my pocket, bag or left it
at home, I still have access to it.
Ten
years back no one would have imagined that our lives would be so
intrinsically linked with our mobile phones. Be it banking or gas
cylinder booking you require a mobile phone. If mobile phones are the
present, smart home, smart lights, smart wearable, smart camera and
all other smart devices are the future. The earlier you switch to
these smart devices the better it is for you.
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