"OK Google" will change the lives of elderly mothers Comfortable with smart home appliances [Visualization of parents' home] --Impress Watch

By : ilikephone / On : 21/03/2022

An old parent who suddenly feels at one point. "How should we protect the safety and health of parents who live apart?" One of the solutions to such problems is "making a home smart home". The second of the three serials is "OK Google". Introducing the construction of a comfortable environment using smart speakers.

Even a 40-year-old single-family house can be converted into a smart home by "retrofitting"

You may have the impression that smart homes are "state-of-the-art housing for the generation familiar with IT," but in reality, the elderly are the ones who need them most.

As you get older, your legs and legs become weak, and even if you stand up a little in the evening, you will feel pain, and if your judgment and cognitive function deteriorate, it will be difficult to operate "things with many character strings". Become.

As a result, the remote control of the TV or air conditioner that has been used without problems may not be fully used before and may freeze. How easy would it be for the elderly if it could be operated with just a voice saying "OK Google, turn on the light" and "Alexa, turn on the air conditioner"?

「OK グーグル」が高齢母の生活を変える 家電スマート化で快適に【実家見える化】 - Impress Watch

Elderly people also suffer from heat stroke at home on hot summer days. If home appliances can be remotely controlled via the Internet, families living away can also operate the air conditioner.

There is no need to buy a new lighting fixture or air conditioner for a smart home. You can easily make existing home appliances smart by adding a "smart remote controller" or "smart plug" for only a few thousand yen.

Last time, I introduced "watching" with a network camera, but this time I will report on how the lives of elderly parents will change due to smarter home appliances, based on the actual introduction experience.

1st: Why don't you answer the phone? Network camera to watch over elderly parents 2nd: "OK Google" changes the life of elderly mothers Comfortably with smart home appliances 3rd: Countermeasures against burglaries and revival of exchanges in the neighborhood ..Great effect of smart lock & doorbell