siliconindia | | October 20214Did you ever have a good heart-to-heart rendezvous with your house? A real soul-searching, tell-it-like-it-is discussion about your needs and desires? Too many homeowners neglect this meaningful tête-à-tête, and as a result, they and their homes, both fall into what can best be described as 20th-century ennui or, the not-so-smart home syndrome. Sounds farfetched? I got news for you. It isn't. Today's latest home automation systems enable the house to do everything it can to please the owner, from announcing that the carpets need cleaning to notifying if the wine cellar temperature is a tad too high for your Jim Beam. Home automation has been around since Joseph Henry pioneered the electric doorbell in 1831. Ever since, we've loved the idea of having our houses do things for us, making our home environment safer, cheaper to maintain, and hopefully saving us time that could be put to accomplishing something great. Maybe invent something or just spend a laid back sick leave from work.Innovations like Tesla battery storage, smart thermostats, grid credits and smart meters are revolutionizing our power consumption. This, most importantly, also has a positive impact on both the environment and our bank accounts. As with any industry in India, automation for residences has become a commonplace. The market is crowded with several players giving away multiple product offerings at competitive pricing. At the heart of this trend is a critical shift in the home from electro-thermal-mechanical devices to the `electronified' home that features self-monitoring, adaptive learning systems. This year has been dominated by smart switches. ABB India recently launched its premium range of smart switches that don't even need switching. Meaning, they are operable through voice commands only.This edition has brought to you several such innovators who can give your house a makeover, turning it into a highly responsive futuristic home. We hope this ensemble can help you discover some of the most thrilling and anticipated innovation in the smart home space.We look forward to your feedback.Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialAutomated Homes becoming a Way of Life Vol 09 · Issue 2 - 3 · October 2021 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Editor Emmanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Ananth V Aveek Pal Avinash Roy Abantika Bhattacharjee Chaudhuri Mandvi Singh Rajan Sarma Rohan AT VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2021 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Vetrivel S Sivasankar S Dennis BennitoGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu Sethi Garima Anand Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalAnupreethi Danila.D Chander Thyagaraj Felisha Rita Correspondents Sambit Satpathy Subhadarshani Mohanty
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