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Look inside the CNET Smart Home

2015-09-16
what will your home be like in the future get ready to find out our new home has four bedrooms four baths a walkout basement a three-car garage and even a backyard with a swimming pool we're going to use this home as a living lab to test smart home products under the conditions they were designed for we're going to start right here at the front door and up this deadbolts IQ with a smart lock no keys needed windows and blinds that you can program to block out the Sun when it's warm and open to let the Sun in when it's cold our appliance is smart enough to learn your favorite recipes and even suggest a few of their own we'll find out when we replace these with brainy er versions will put our web-connected washer and dryer right here does it make sense to get a text when your clothes are dry I'll find out we're going to replace all of these bulbs and switches with smart lights that includes motion activated lighting that syncs up with your home security system and even color changing bulbs that sync up with a video game that you're playing we'll also use our kitchen to test connected sous-vide machines wireless charging countertops and other smart devices designed to bring the best in technology into your kitchen and of course we'll be testing out connected thermostats and other climate control devices they offer a ton of potential to save money time and energy the smart house comes with an expansive lawn and an actual garden so I want to see if those connected garden products can transform me from a hopeless plant killer into an actual green thumb gardener that means taking plant sensors that connect to my Wi-Fi network and putting them right here that means taking automated sprinklers and putting them right over there maybe we'll even track down a robot lawn mower there's so much we plan to do in this house but we want to hear from you what smart home tech are you excited to see what future products do you want to see us try out here tweet us at seen at smart home and let us know and be sure to check in throughout the coming weeks and months as we turn this house into a smart home you
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