With the economy on a downturn,
the home is becoming a hub for communication and entertainment for many people.
Whilst actual work can be done via laptop or tablet, the housework is very much
a manual task that requires your constant attention.
Well, LG are looking to change
that by introducing wireless connectivity in a range of domestic appliances.
Their ‘Thinq’ range will be able to be controlled via smart phone, tablet and
laptop. This offers a flexibility unheard of as it proves a convenient and useful
tool in the home.
Soon, fridges, washing machines
and ovens will communicate with each other and with you at the touch of a
button. Thinq technology aims to make the way we think about housework much
more modern and cutting edge. For example, when it comes to laundry, Thinq
washing machines will actively scan fluctuations in local power rates over the
day and night. This will allow you to choose an optimum (and cost-effective)
time to clean your clothing. You will be alerted via smart phone when your cleaning
cycle has finished also.
If you are shopping, then the
fridge freezer can record the products you place inside,
including expiry dates and
location in the compartments. A shopping list can then be compiled based on
what is taken out and uploaded direct to your phone whilst you are in the
supermarket. It can even alert you if the door has been left open my mistake.
If any problems occur, then error
codes will also be sent to LG customer service via internet, allowing almost
real-time troubleshooting to happen.
Installation of Wi-Fi connectivity:
But while installing Wi-Fi
connectivity at your home you should be aware of some issues which can create
some hazards. Some times while installing an access point you may face signal
interference from the other home appliances you have at your home. Especially
you should never install the unit anywhere near (within 3 to 10 feet or 1 to 3
meter) to the microwave oven. Apart from this the other home appliances which
can create further issues while installing Wi-Fi are garage door openers, baby
monitors, cordless phones and some other home automation appliances.
If your home where you want to
install the Wi-Fi connectivity is made of plaster wall or bricks or concrete or
metal frames then you may face troubles in getting steady signals or constant
network at your home between two rooms. Though wireless connectivity is
developed in such a way so that it can support signals till 300 feet or around
100 km. But sometimes the amount gets
reduced due to some physical barriers.
Sometimes the Wi-Fi signals get
affected due to interferences from outside of your home as well. It is quite
common the Wi-Fi connectivity set in somebody else’s house frequently
interrupts your home network. But this thing takes place only when both the
household set conflicting channels of communication. But the good thing is that
when you install a router, most of the time except some rare cases, you get the
freedom of changing the numbers of the channels that were employed earlier.
As wireless becomes more common
around the globe, it’s nice that our lives become easier.
From Skopje, Macedonia, Also works as Software Quality Assurance.
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