Technology is advancing with a superb speed and that is why the idea of smart homes would soon turn to life. Yet, a portion of it has been seen nowadays but a complete technologically advanced home would be available in next few years. Just the way telephone became wireless and then mobile phones, and now smart phones have come. Similarly, a house will become a smart home and perform almost everything with the help of commands. Still, there could be certain drawbacks and we are focussing on those in this article, let’s see what the predictions say about the advantageous or disadvantageous future of smart homes:

• Data-sharing of the Home Owner

Hacking and stealing of data from smart devices is nothing new in the cyber world. So, syncing the owner’s data right from the smart home could be a scenario. That data could contain bank account details, some confidential documents, secret messages and a lot more. Cyber thefts would creep into houses just like physical theft threat is there in every residential society. So, this primarily becomes a security concern that needs to be tackled by using anti-viruses, locks and passwords and seeking assistance from experts. Yet, threats too have their own ways to creep in!

• Security and Privacy Crisis

With the expansion of digitalisation at every level, no doubt we are advancing but a threat of interruption in privacy is always there. Privacy of lifestyle, data, other records etc. would be under digital surveillance all the time. Security could be interrupted by hackers or other cyber criminals. Constant updating of everything and contacting cyber experts from time to time for ensuring the privacy and security at most would probably be a way to resolve the problems or keeping away from problems.

• Integration of Smart Homes with All Small and Big Appliances or Devices

All the electrical appliances at home and devices like smart phones and laptops would be integrated with the smart home. This would be beneficial when you forget to switch off the fans or lights or set an alarm clock. Everything would be automated and life would become easy. One would have more time for even newer innovations rather than juggling with the daily routine tasks. However, the side-effect of the same is that people might become lazy and stop remembering things just because machines would do it for them. It is similar to the fact that people have stopped calculating on themselves and weakened their mathematical skills from the time calculators and other devices have taken over.

• Technology Efficiency Will Increase

Of course, the technology will become more efficient and there would be a time when technology will rule the house. It would be the real owner of the house. Artificial intelligence will develop and people will become dependent on the same for several reasons. However, it would help the human generation in many aspects like scientific research, transportation, completion of tasks accurately within time and a lot more. There could be a possibility that the concept of going to office every day diminishes because working from a smart home is convenient.

• Customer Service Unit for Smart Homes

Just like every technical or basic issue needs to be resolved with the help of a dedicated customer service, there could be possibly the brands for smart home customer services too. Just like your gadgets, your smart home would also have a technological brand. In case of any problem, the customer support executives could be contacted for help. This is something exciting and beneficial because with the help of the same, many new jobs would come in existence and many people would be privileged.

• New Gadgets for Kitchen

Traditional appliances in the kitchen would be no more in existence in a smart home and instead of the same, new smart gadgets would take up the place. Everything would be programmed in the kitchen and so manual labour would be required at the least. This will save time and also prevent one from facing kitchen’s heat for long. Cooking, grinding, mixing, chopping and every other task in the kitchen would soon be automated with the help of smart devices. One would require to choose the recipe and the kitchen would prepare the food. This is just an assumption but the chances are that it could be true! A good news for homemakers!

• Preventing Strangers to Get in the House Unless They Are Recognised Well

Though it could take a long way to go! But voice-capturing, finger-printing and other identification traits of the family members and known guests could be fed to the smart home. They could be welcomed anytime but in case of strangers, the home would take protective measures and raise alarms too. This can prevent thieves to get inside the hose. However, other threats come associated with this as well!