As the sun rises in South Africa, a local resident reaches for their smartphone and opens the app that’s become the lifeblood of their home. By controlling the IP-enabled blinds to flood the room with sunlight before switching the kettle on downstairs, they climb out of bed and are greeted with a stream of updates
Picture the smart home of the future. From connected lighting to IP home security cameras, and from intelligent energy usage monitoring devices to internet-enabled television, all these things will undoubtedly be present. And yet, despite the picture forming in your mind being one that’s several years away, these technologies already exist. We have smart fridges,