As the world around us becomes more technical, you may feel as if your home is a bit behind the times. If you’ve dreamt of purchasing a smart home, or possibly upgrading your own home to a be a little more, well, smart, we've come up with six great ways for you to bring your home into the 21st century, and how you can use technology to make your everyday life a little more easier.

6 Simple Smart Home Upgrades

Coffee Machines

If coffee is an important part of your daily routine, check out the different types of automated coffee machines you could use in your home. You can find coffee makers that work with wifi, take orders from your smart home device or even run through an app on your phone. Smart coffee makers aren't cheap, and can run upwards of $500. Clearly, find what you can best afford and make it work for you!

Home Automation

Home automation allows you to access all of the electronics in your home and control them remotely, specifically from your smartphone. Program and run your thermostat, sprinkler system, air conditioning and even home electronics through an app on your phone. Alarm companies have been using automation for years to monitor your home's alarm, and now you can do the same with an affordable, automated alarm system you can monitor yourself.

Temperature Controlled Bedding

Gone are the days where you have to struggle to get cool in the summer or warm in the winter when it comes to sleeping. Now, you can purchase temperature-controlled bedding that enables automated smart temperature control, by programming different temperature settings for each hour of the night. Imagine enabling cooling, heating and putting the chill on night sweats without even getting out of bed?

Kitchen Appliances

Short of having Rosey the Robot whip up dinner in your Foodarackacycle, kitchen appliances have made major technological advancements throughout the past few decades. GE created a microwave that connects to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, so you can control it with your voice. They also came up with a smart stove: an electric convection range that connects to wifi, so you can set it up with a virtual assistant like Google Home, Amazon Alexa or Nest.

Finding Your Keys

Losing your keys used to be a major inconvenience, especially on a weekday morning when you're rushing to make it out the door on time. Now, you can use an RF transmitter to locate missing keys. Some systems come with more than one transmitter, allowing you to track keys, pets, wallets and more. They're super affordable too, making them a great gift for your forgetful friends.

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Upgrading Your Toilet

Japan has been on the cutting edge when it comes to toilet technology, and now smart toilets are available in the US too. Some of the benefits of smart toilets? Self cleaning, sleek designs that eliminate odors and freshens the air. Nightlights, hands-free flushing, heated seats and even remote controls are also popular on some models.

There are loads of things you can do to upgrade your home in this technical age, from creating a fully automated smart home system, to automating your morning cup of coffee and even upping your poop game with a self-cleaning toilet!

Want more ways to automate? Check out this infographic from yoursmarthome.com:

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