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Have you dreamed of living in a smart home? In fact, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes, will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more (comfort) environment to live in.
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances，and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using automatic control in our home. You will no longer have to think about (turn) switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and (preference), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. In addition, your smart home will be (careful) monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone.
Smart homes will be able (prevent) serious damage from accidents. For example, if water pipe starts leaking, your smart home will detect it and provide you the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home (become) flooded. Nevertheless, will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.
