Domestic technology

Domestic technology is the incorporation of applied science into the home. There are multiple aspects of domestic technology. On one level, there are home appliances, home automation and other devices commonly used in the home, such as clothes dryers and washing machines.
On another level, domestic technology recognizes the use of applied science to construct homes to achieve a particular goal, such as energy efficiency or self-sufficiency. For more information, read about self-sufficient homes. It has been claimed that domestic technology has led to decreases in the time people spend on household work, although the factual basis of this claim is disputed.
Types of domestic technology
Many technologies are now routinely used around the home. For example, microwave ovens and washing machines, among others.
Cleaning equipment
Broom
Mop
Sink
Shower
Bath
Vacuum cleaner
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Clothes dryer
Hair dryer
Electric lighting
Fluorescent light bulb
Incandescent light bulb
LED light bulb
Cooking appliances
Barbecue
Bread maker
Blender
Coffee machine
Faucet
Food processor
Microwave oven
Mixer
Oven
Rotimatic
Food storage and preservation
Food storage container
Canning
Refrigerator
Home maintenance
Groundskeeping equipment
Garden tools
Paint sprayer
Air conditioning
Air conditioner
Central heating unit
Fan
Computer systems
Data storage device
Personal computer
Telephone
Video game console
Knitting machine
Plumbing
Home router
Power generation
Solar panels
Wind Turbines
Home security
Surveillance cameras
Alarm systems
Electronic locks
Home automation
In the 21st century, especially by the 2010s, home automation has increasingly been introduced into the modern household, colloquially referred to as smart home technology.
While the technology was already in development in the 1990s, only in the next two decades was local area networking ubiquitous in the home, thanks to the introduction of computer networking.
Since modern home networks often make use of wireless networking (e.g. Wi-Fi), modern automation can easily be set up without having to run wires through the building. Alternatively, they can be connected to wired networks.
Types of home automation
Smart home appliances
Automatic vacuum cleaners and other Domestic robots
Smart locks
Smart speakers, with voice controlled digital personal assistants.
Concerns towards home automation
Unlike older forms of domestic technology, smart appliances are Internet-facing, and there have been many concerns that cyberattacks may be conducted on insecure home appliances. A kind of attack is to deploy malware on smart home appliances known as botnets, which can be controlled by a remote attacker.
See also
Air quality
Food safety
Home automation
Major appliance
Water quality
References
Further reading
Cowan, Ruth Schwartz. More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave (Basic Books, 1983) .
Habib, Laurence. Computers and the Family: A Study of Technology in the Domestic Sphere. PhD Thesis, London, UK: London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) 2000 (PDF file).
Siddiqui, Shakeel, and Darach Turley (2006). "Media technologies: Mediated families" In: Gavan Fitzsimons and Vicki Morwitz ed. Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. 34, Association for Consumer Research: Orlando.
External links
ICS 97.040.30 Domestic refrigerating appliances
Plan website
Domestic implements
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