What is voice-controlled home automation?

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The term "smart home technology" describes a collection of gadgets, systems, or appliances that connect to a single network and are individually controllable using a remote or voice command.

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The thermostat, audio speakers, TVs, lights, security, locks, and appliances in your house, for instance, can all be connected to the intelligent home network.

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With the help of a touchscreen device, a smartphone, or your voice, you may control these, thanks to recent developments in speech recognition technology. Voice-activated home automation is no longer just a fantasy.

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More than ever, you have access to voice-controlled home automation technology. Modern technology, such as voice home automation, can enhance your life and streamline your home and daily activities.

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Everyone wants to be as effective as possible, given how hectic most people's lives are these days.

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Control Your Home Using Voice Commands

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Increasing voice control integration with all types of smart devices is one of the most exciting developments in home automation. It's simpler and less expensive than you would imagine to get started with a smart home.

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The most challenging aspect of having an intelligent home is researching and deciding which tasks to take!

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The expanding integration of voice control with all varieties of intelligent devices is one of the most exciting developments in home automation.

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Microsoft Cortana

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Many businesses are now taking notice of the Internet of Things as it becomes more and more popular. Some well-known brands are dipping their toes into the IoT trend, and Microsoft is one of them with its Cortana integration.

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Cortana will eventually be able to communicate with and operate various home appliances, such as your refrigerator, washing machine, lighting, and more.

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You'll also be able to manage all of this from a distance using a Windows device.

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CastleOS

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You can use the CastleHub from CastleOS, lest you think there is just one voice-controlled smart-home sphere available.

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The CastleHub, the first smart hub to run on Windows 10, is a spherical computer designed to manage the connected house.

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It will respond to commands if you connect it to Microsoft Kinect. Advanced users can even program their commands.

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Ivee Sleek voice activation assistant

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Have you ever wished an alarm clock could perform more than merely wake you up?

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Consider carefully examining Ivee Sleek, a creative, voice-activated connected alarm clock that allows you to control other smart home appliances, such as the Nest Learning Thermostat, with no need for your hands.

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Sleek is a voice-activated assistant that works with many different home automation systems and can be used to operate a variety of home automation devices, including lighting, climate control, and more.

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Ubi

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The CNET smart-home crew holds a particular place in its hearts for this gadget, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Ubi looks like a serious rival to the Amazon Echo, with reasonable voice control for smart homes and speedy responses to straightforward questions, but in our tests, it fell short.

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To put it bluntly, it failed miserably (and, in many instances, comically), with illogical, bizarrely cocky responses to basic instructions and queries (example: "What are the names of the Ninja Turtles?" answered: "Huey, Dewey, and Louie").

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Amazon Echo

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It is an excellent voice controller. Echo initially had voice control for playing music, but that changed with the introduction of the second generation.

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The most popular home automation systems can be integrated with Echo, giving you access to more options than were previously possible.

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This allows you to control your lighting, home theater, thermostat, security system, and other devices from ECHO.

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If you are interested in DIY, Amazon Echo can be used with a Raspberry Pi to voice-control your home appliances. This gives you a wide range of options.

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The Echo is a device that never stops listening. For instance, you might use it to control your Philips Hue lighting by saying, "Turn off the lights in the living room."

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Belkin WeMo, Samsung SmartThings, Nest, Insteon, and more brands can also be connected to the Echo.

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Jibo

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Jibo does more than link up with your smart gadgets. Its in-built, high-resolution cameras can take images and support video calling in addition to, and we might add, recognizing and tracking faces.

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Stream Hands-Free

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Without smart entertainment, no smart home is complete. Your preferred TV shows, games, movies, and applications may all be streamed. Ask your voice assistant to play some old movies for you.

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Your TV can also be controlled. Enjoy hands-free convenience by saying, "Hey, turn on the TV" or "Hey, fast forward."

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Google Now

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You're seriously losing out if you use Android, and Google Now isn't currently available to you. It is capable of incredible things, such as providing a ton of hands-free comfort when driving and enabling voice control of third-party applications.

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The fact that Google Now can now automate your home life is even more astounding.

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Unfortunately, not directly, but with a bit of IFTTT magic, you can make all kinds of automatic actions and integrations that will improve and simplify your home life.

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The integration of Google Now with Nest Thermostats via IFTTT is perhaps the best example; if used correctly, it can easily result in a monthly heating bill reduction of 50%. Fitbits, WeMo gadgets, SmartThings items, Wink appliances, etc., are some further integration suggestions.

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Although none of these directly integrate with Google Now, who cares? IFTTT is not just fantastic; you can use it for countless other ideas, so it makes sense to learn it anyway.

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With Siri + HomeKit

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You can integrate and control those intelligent devices using an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch thanks to Apple's HomeKit framework, which is available to individuals unaware of it. Siri can even be used to operate HomeKit devices!

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Final thoughts

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Voice control home automation has earned so much popularity in our daily lives. All credit goes to machine learning and artificial intelligence. Now we can maximize the functionality of your smart home and simplify life by using voice control.