Home smart home: India’s booming home automation market

As a habit, Tom Joseph, 50, bathes twice a day. This routine makes him reach for the geyser switch at least four times daily. A couple of months ago, Joseph bought a smart plug and his life changed. Today, he doesn’t have to bother about switching the machine on or off. It is programmed to function for an hour at 7:00 am and then at 7:00 pm. The smart plug also responds to voice commands. So Joseph, based in the National Capital Region, gets hot water whenever he asks for it.

Impressed by the technology, Joseph has now retrofitted his old air conditioner and TV to make them smart. He now uses a voice-enabled remote to control all these equipment, instead of depending on manually operated remote controls for each.