It is no surprise that after the development of smart cars and other advances in technology that people would start to integrate smart features into their homes. Thanks to the IoT (the Internet of Things) society is seeing more and more homeowners replacing their typical home devices and appliances with simple push of a button or voice controlled versions. The smart home product marketing is growing as a startling pace. Zion Market Research projects that the global smart home technology market will reach $53.45 billion by the year 2022. You have most likely heard of the Amazon Echo or the Google Home smart speakers, which act as an assistant to your and your family but what other new smart technologies can you add into your home?

Smart Kitchens- Refrigerators can now do much more than just keep your food cold… New smart refrigerators now allow you to set meal schedules for members of your family. You can upload recipes to your fridge and it will read a recipe to you while you cook. Maybe you just used the last of the milk, you can tell the fridge to add milk to your grocery list and upload your grocery list to your phone so that you have it at the store. Smart refrigerators are now being made with transparent glass so that you can see what is on the inside without having to even open the doors. New technologies even allow for your fridge to alert you when you have food in it that is expiring. 

Smart Living Rooms- Some people believe that in the upcoming years it will become more and more common to see virtual reality inside many peoples homes. People will start ditching the TV’s and actually be able to jump into their favorite TV shows...literally. But for now, many people are just starting to install projectors that with the click of a button or says one word will suspend from the ceiling. 

Smart Bedrooms & Bathrooms - In the upcoming years we will start to see spa like features in bedrooms and bathrooms inside smart homes. Having trouble sleeping at night? Just say the words and you will start to hear realistic rainforest or ocean wave noises. Have you had a long day at work and need a relaxing bath? Program your bathtub to run you a bath at 8:00 PM tonight. Adjust your settings to have your bathtub release relaxing brain waves and aromatherapy oils right from your smartphone.  Smart toilets, motion activated lights and shower and bathtub controls are just the beginning for smart bedroom and bathrooms. 

Security & Monitoring- Home security cameras are not necessarily new, but the functionalities of them have gotten much more advanced over the past several years. You can now see real time footage of what is going on right at your doorstep and get an alert on your smartphone when there is any movement in your front yard or around your home. When it comes to monitoring, pet monitors have taken an upward trend so that people can watch, communicate and even feed their pets treats when they are not around. Even baby monitors now have the capability to track the breathing of infants and can send notifications to parents if a baby's breaking becomes irregular. 

New inventions and the advancement of artificial intelligence technologies will hold a greater promise for the industry as a whole in the upcoming years. This is just the beginning of smart homes as people will continue to find ways to make every aspect of their homes more intelligent.