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IT’S NOT AN EXAGGERATION to say that the Dyson DC44 vacuum made me a better person. Up until 2012, vacuums were dreaded appliances that I only brought out when my floors got filthy enough to require serious attention. The cordless DC44 wasn’t automated, or especially quiet, and it didn’t run itself along the floors of my 1906 San Francisco apartment, but its ergonomic pistol grip was so effortless to use that it made me actually want to clean. It just looked so good and functioned so well.
That same design ingenuity that got me to vacuum regularly has now spread to other devices. Today, almost every household chore is being made simpler—and occasionally more pleasant—by tools that are easier than ever to use. Best of all, some don’t even require a human. Need your floors cleaned? There’s a machine for that (no, it’s not your mom). Want to warm up the house before you step in the front door? Or water your city garden with battery like Black Decker PS130 Battery , Black Decker A-9252 Battery , Black Decker A9275 Battery , Black Decker PS3500 Battery , Black Decker TV250 Battery , Black Decker FS120B Battery , Black Decker BD-1204L Battery , Black Decker A12-XJ Battery , Black Decker SX5000 Battery , Black Decker A12EX Battery , Black Decker FS12PS Battery , Black Decker FSD122 Battery from the beach? There’s an app for that. Though the connected home is still in its awkward adolescence, there’s cause to be optimistic that it will soon enough be a self-sufficient adult.
Like teens earning their allowance, gadgets are tidying up their respective rooms. Using tiny wireless transmitters, analog devices like door locks and refrigerators no longer need hideous appendages or blinking lights to be smart. And too-large-to-ignore gadgets now come with exteriors that are not only intuitive but pretty enough to look at every single day. They’re also more efficient, calculating ways to better use resources.
Heating your home efficiently is nothing new. We’ve had ostensibly sophisticated thermostats for years. But the decisions were always left to our own under-informed human brains. The Nest Learning Thermostat ( nest.com )—launched in 2011 and newly available in France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as the U.K.—was the first to make the decisions itself. If you’re on vacation and its motion sensor detects no movement for an extended time, it sends the heating and cooling systems into low-power mode. If it sees that a coldspell is going to break, it will cut down the heat automatically. For many, a one-time cost of £179 (plus optional £75 installation) is a reasonable price to pay for never having to futz with the thermostat again.
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