What is a Smart Home?

A smart home is one where major electrical appliances, devices and systems are automated. If you have integrated IoT home automation in your home, you have a smart home.

Does smart home automation equal IoT home automation?

Yes. IoT, or the Internet of Things, is basically any device, which was not conventionally smart, but is now connected to the internet. For example, light bulbs were not traditionally connected to the internet, but smart home bulbs are. Thus, all home automation systems are technically IoT devices. A home automation system refers to the application of those IoT devices in a smart home.

What are the two major benefits of smart home automation?

Home automation systems help you manage all your smart home devices from a single point. But apart from that, smart home automation also increases energy efficiency with better control on energy consumption and it is also possible to amplify home security systems with this technology.