Building A Home Of The Future

As we settle firmly into the second decade of the twenty-first century, many people are wondering why we have not yet achieved the future heralded by last century's movies. Cars do not fly, robots do not clean our houses and computers have yet to maliciously take over the world. If you look around, however, you may notice that you are surrounded by futuristic devices. If you truly want to make your home a home of the future, however, you will have to have more than a simple smart phone. With the help of wireless surveillance systems and a remote control power switch, you can have a home that would make Stanley Kubrick proud.



While video surveillance has been around for a number of decades, only recently has it gone wireless. This means that it no longer relies on the closed circuit system made popular with CCTV devices. Instead, the system is connected to the same wireless network used by your home computers. It can be broadcast to any computer in the house and can even be checked from a distance using your smart phone or other mobile device. This is the perfect accessory for anyone trying to attain a home of the future, as it helps protect the home itself.

A remote control power switch is imperative for anyone who wants a futuristic house. This switch can be attached to any device and used to control it from a distance. This means that you can turn on your lights or start your gas fireplace before you set foot inside. You can even set it up so that you can access your back-up power generator from your smart phone. In the case of an emergency, you will not have to fumble around in a dark basement, trying to turn on the generator.

While cars may not fly, it seems that these days they do everything else. Modern GPS systems now not only give you directions to your destination, but can track your every move and connect you to emergency personnel if you are lost or have an accident. These systems can tell you which nearby restaurants you may like and which movies are playing locally.

Regardless of the technology we choose to have in our homes, it is important that we use it responsibly. After all, if futuristic movies have taught us nothing else, it is that things turn around all too quickly and what may seem like a mindless tool at first may turn against us if we are not careful. You should not use your wireless surveillance system to spy on your neighbors. You should be careful not to set your house on fire with a remote control power switch hooked up to your fireplace. As you are driving in your new car, you should always remember that you are being tracked by your GPS, everywhere you go.