My Idea Of A High Tech Home

Friends ,
Technology has taken us to a different level today .we are able to do a lot of tasks by just using few buttons through wireless or wired networks.

My Idea of a "High Tech Home" will involve providing maximum control over the electronic gadgets in the home through a remote control or any such mechanism .Now this doesnot mean not just making the devices ON/OFF . It also involves the complete operation(changing the configuration) of devices ,Eg may be like controlling the speed of a fan based on surrounding temperature or moisture content in the atmosphere . Or it can also be reducing the brightness of a bulb based on whether it is day or night(which is quite simple using an LDR Register) . This was a rough insight .

Now let us look at where and all we can use the Technology at home ...
Lets start from the Door ,for opening the door itself we can have finger print based system which uses your fingerprints as the password for opening the door also we can have a small screen inside your home which will show u the visitors face and sitting in some other room you should be able to open the door by using a remote control which has control over all the electronic gadgets at your home .When I say controlling all these devices I mean by using RFID mechanism (simplest and low cost technology). We can also control the ON/OFF of your Television , also hav a mechanism to detect gas leakage ,fire etc and provide a signal ,Eg (to buzzz a siron at home ,whenever a gas leakage or fire occcurs at home ). We can also also control the water pumping motor not just its ON/OFF mechanism but also be able to turn OFF the water pump when the water in the Tank reaches a certain level .

These are only a few ways in which we can provide some comfort for ourselves using Technology ...
There is also a new idea of a SMART HOME proposed by IBM which also focusses on conservation of Energy . For Details Go to www.smartplanet.com which is great attemt to save energy and provide comforts for human beings ....

Few Links for preparing small Electronic Projects at home

http://www.electronicsforu.com/electronicsforu/lab

A New Field in need of young Entrepreneurs(Trend Setters)...

I believe todays generation is moving more towards providing better software solutions.Almost the entire younger generation aspire to be Software Engineers arriving from different fields ,since this field has got more money.They tend to forget their basic-instinct their strengths,interest and become one among many .
A small risk taken before choosing a Career may land you into a fantastic position or a may also hit back upon you.

I think one field where we need to focus is strengthening our creativity and start thinking to provide useful electronic products useful for mankind . Nobody had thought Mobile could be such a big market an decade back .

I being a person from Electronics background feel that lot of things are there to be achieved in my stream itself trying to provide an application (Eg An Electronic Gadget that nobody has thought of so far ).
There are already a lot of basic electronic components lying in the market . WHY Not try to make some thing out of it ???????????????

THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!