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LIFE IN THE LOUNGE Asmartphone can operate lighting, entertainment, window coverings, heating and cooling. Tenille Riordan of Signify (producers of Philips Hue and Wiz brands) suggests starting with smart globes. “Replace your existing globes (or downlights) with smart, and you'll be able to turn them on and off or adjust the brightness from anywhere.” Another quick tech fix is a smart plug, adds Tenille. “You can use them to make your table lamps smart, or manage other plug-in appliances,” she says. Aside from the convenience — like using your phone app to switch on your electric blanket towards the end of a late-night movie — some smart plugs come with a built-in energy monitor so you can track your energy usage (see Good savel, below). What could be nicer, on a cold, dark, rainy evening, than coming home to a warm home, courtesy of a few taps of your smartphone? Add a smart reverse-cycle airconditioner to your shopping list and you could make it happen. While you're doing that, you could also prompt your robotic vacuum to give the living room a once-over before guests arrive. > GOOD SAVE! The right smart devices can help households reduce energy usage. Some lighting, heating and cooling products come with sensors and switch off automatically when the room is vacant for a while. "If you often forget to switch lights on and off, you can simply upgrade to a smart bulb and add a motion sensor, then your lights can turn themselves on and off automatically,” explains Tenille. Meanwhile, ‘set and forget’ scheduling allows you to cap the time a device is operating. @ bunningswarehousenewzealand | ®) bunnings |G) bunningsnz | bunnings.co.nz 5
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