SMART SMART HOME HANDBOOK

Connect, control and secure your home network set up the easy way in this superb introduction to Alexa, Google, Siri and many other miraculous devices of today's smart home. Learn how to choose between them, set them up for all your gadgets to operate smoothly together, get the most out of the features they offer and what to do when things go wrong. Learn how to make your devices read the news out aloud, light the way to the bathroom the moment you wake up, play your favourite piece of music, share your lists and passwords with friends and family securely and how to stop hackers. The real home hub today can offer a plethora of wireless technology and in effect home helps whether to get the best out of your television or simply shout at Alexa to watch Star Trek Discovery. There are naming tips when setting up sensible sensitive lights, smart switches and plugs and moving on from voice activated kitchen radios and speakers, Internet technology has started looking to fridges, ovens and hobs. Add additional thermostats and create a zonal temperature control, using smart radiator valves. Robot recycling is coming soon with smart bins, kettles and coffee makers. Then there is of course monitoring and security with cameras recording and notifying you automatically. In terms of health there are not only baby monitors made to look like bunny rabbits which can also be useful as just an intercom between you and your partner in the garden shed or reading at the bottom of the garden, but also to help keep an eye on your health, body fat, or blood pressure with no more mercury temperature controls. Then there are floor cleaners, pet care, and the WeMo Smart Plug which does not even need a hub and can work directly with your phone or assistant like Alexa and can be told when to turn on the coffee pot and set to 'on' before you go to bed. 160pp in large softback with big clear diagrams and colour photos throughout its careful step-by-step design.