Your home in the year 2030

The amount of technology we use in our home will continue to grow, but at the same time we will notice it less and less as it becomes more proactive and seamlessly woven into our everyday lives. In 2030, your smart home knows more about you than your loved ones do. Movement patterns, tone of voice, and habits are stored by the appliances in your home, and they will anticipate your needs and might even be able to predict things like illnesses or accidents. And who knows, maybe your houseplants will finally survive when artificial intelligence controls sensors that track and adjust the air, light, and temperature conditions, as well as the acidity in the water and soil.

The home as a place for smart appliances is developing rapidly, and we have already become acquainted with smart speakers. Many believe that customised smart home systems connected to voice biometrics will be the new technology to move into our homes. In the future, the smart speaker will be further tweaked so that the appliance will sense and analyse your emotional state and tone of voice.

This adaption will be based on huge amounts of data collected by the house and decor from a variety of sources – your geotags; from your cart when shopping online, the search functions you use, and even your heartbeat.

An analysis of your raspy throat means that medicine will be ordered and soon arrive right outside your door without you having to lift a finger, and if an excessive amount of anxiety is detected in your voice, this may result in recommendations for yoga sessions and the sound of wind blowing through the forest being played. A smart fridge equipped with a screen suggests appropriate foods based on your unique requirements. And in Japan, tests are being conducted using smart toilets that analyse bacteria and give updated dietary advice.

Your property will also take care of itself to a larger degree. Different sensors will detect issues and book a handyman before that water leak becomes a serious problem. Or if water and sewage systems, electrical installations, or anything else needs to be checked before things get out of control.

In a smart home, everything is connected to the internet. The commercial smart home concepts store large amounts of personal data. Parallel to these enticing developments, researchers are thinking about something completely different. Data collected through your appliances and units may be attractive to third parties. Research is currently being conducted into how we can benefit from new technology without our privacy becoming compromised.