“Ok Google”, start typing out this blog article for me. Yes, I can totally dictate notes, messages and the sort to my smartphone or smart-speaker or any other device and have my own personal assistant write this post for me.
Today, close to 2019, this is what we have come to. Smart products that help us to live smart. Mind you, these smart products don’t help you become smarter, nor do they imply that humans are not smart. They are just gadgets and technology meant to make our life easier, faster, and our days more productive.
The aim is to take less time in doing certain tasks as compared to before. So that there is more time for us to do what we should be doing – Living. I have had a very gadget-oriented childhood and am a gadget lover till date. Dad being a IT businessman meant I learnt how to assemble a PC while other girls played with kitchen sets. And husband is a gadget freak too!
I own a smartphone and a smart wearable hybrid watch, smart lights in my home and not to forget my smart weighing scale from Mi (Yes it shows my weight and calculates BMI and syncs to my phone fitness app). I have not yet indulged myself in a smart-speaker yet, which is very much on my wish list. I also gifted my dad a smart blood-sugar checking machine that syncs with the phone via an app.
Being a 90’s kid, (Technically 80’s coz born in 1989) I have seen the evolution of technology right in front of my eyes. From the landline to cordless to big antenna’d mobile phones to flip phones to touch screens and today’s sleek smartphones that replaced all other gadgets like the Walkman, camera, and so on.
It’s a never ending debate about the pros and cons of technology, but we have to admit that certain privileges of technology like being able to speak to anyone, anytime anywhere or being able to search for the answer to anything in a few clicks to clicking a picture of every small thing we do without worrying about camera roll getting over and so on, we are pretty lucky.
How do smart products make my life better now? I’ll give you a few instances –
1. I like to sleep with lights off, but my husband and son need light on. Not only that, we get too lazy to get up and switch on/off the light and can even get into fights! Philips Hue kit was the best solution. Works on WiFi and you can control the lights with the phone app. Not only that, you can choose from different colours and can have any shade of light or pattern. It even has a timer and all that jazz. Best thing ever, and super easy to set-up and use. I gifted this to the music lover husband, you can use the app to get light in sync with music and have your own discotheque at home.
2. I have tried different fitness bands, but I don’t like the daily/weekly battery charging. Also I love the charm of analog dial watches. Enter, Fossil’s hybrid smart watches. Look like analog watches but have most features of a smart watch with activity tracker, notification alert, buttons that can be assigned to take a photo, toggle volume and so on. Husband gifted this one to me on my Birthday!
3. Mi Digital Weighing Scale - This I ordered when our earlier weighing scale broke down and I read a fellow blogger’s review. It is bit more expensive compared to regular weighing scales, but has a memory to remember everyone’s weight, syncs with Mi Fitness app and most importantly tells you your BMI and how much weight you need to gain/loose. With a kid, senior citizens and fitness freaks in the house, this was a great purchase.
Can anyone pick out for me the best product among those listed on this site???
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