Smart homes in easy steps
Subtitle: master smart technology for your home
By: Nick Vandome
Series: In easy steps; In easy steps
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781840788259
Subjects: Home automation; Home computer networks; Intelligent personal assistants (Computer software); Wireless communication systems; Home entertainment systems; Security measures; Dwellings; Household electronics
Other titles: Smart homes :
Description: "A Smart Home -- using digital devices throughout the home to automate tasks, save time and money, and to control devices in your home wiht a touch of a button, even when you're away from home -- is no longer a science fiction vision of the future; it is very much part of the here and now, and available to all. And, Smart Homes in easy steps takes the mystery out of all the elements that are required to set up a smart home securely. Using popular options such as Amazon's Echo and Alexa; Google Home and Assistant; Apple's HomePod and Home App; and Nest, it illustrates the key elements required to make your home smart: digital devices, digital voice assistants and apps, and shows how to link them all. Then, it reveals all the key functions of a Smart Home -- all in easy steps: smart lighting and smart heating ; smart cameras, smart locks and security systems; smart entertainment, robotic lawnmowers and vacuum cleaners, smart plugs, and more. Smart Homes in easy steps is a comprehensive yet concise guide on how to start transforming your home to a Smart Home now, with this affordable technology!"--Back cover.
Notes: Subtitle from cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: About smart homes; title: About digital voice assistants; title: Alexa and the Amazon echo; title: Google assistant and Google home; title: HomePod and the home app; title: Using smart devices; title: Smart lighting; title: Smart heating; title: Smart security; title: More smart home options; title: Looking forward.