5 Cool Gadgets And Features That Add excitement To The House
I love entertaining my friends, inviting them to my house. Other than being the best chef of the day and great bartender, I also am a great server. But lets place the tradition aside and look at entertainment wider and more exciting. Few weeks ago, I noticed even with me cooking the best gourmet meal and mixing quite unique drinks for my friends, the topic of the gathering was about the cool antique table I have in my living room.
That sound strange but it is interesting that a simple feature or furniture in the house can be quite entertaining and exciting.
Here are five cool gadgets and features that could be the best conversation piece of the house:
1- Digital photo frame on the wall.
Digital photo frames came to market while ago. I remember I saw the mini versions of it few years back in my local pharmacy. Now with the technology improving hourly and even by minute, this simple digital feature has grown into a great piece of entertainment.
Flat piece of display with your choice of framing that can be easily installed on the wall. Digital photo frame comes in many sizes and forms. The easy plug of a memory card turns the boring black screen into your favorite family photo, dramatic arts and painting or pictures of your pet. It also has remote and comes with choice of audio and video. With easy adjustment to flip through the pictures, digital photo frame can display as many pictures in timely manner of your choice. Turn your boring living room into a great conversation and memorable moment with digital photo frame. The price ranges from $13.99 for a simple small frame with low memory hold to over few hundred dollars. I suggest Amazon.com.
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2- See through fireplace in the middle.
Nothing is more relaxing than sitting in front of a cozy fire place with friends and have a warm conversation. Lets take the fireplace into the next level of enjoyment and place it right in the middle with open surrounding visible from every room.
The best feature I saw in a magazine was an ocean view house that placed a see through fire place in the middle of the windows with ocean view background. Well-designed and unique fireplace adds a great value to your entertaining nights and make those nights memorable by the warmth of the unique feature. The price range for this priceless exciting feature in the house runs from couple of thousands dollars and up.
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3- Control alarm system and smart house system.
Since I was a child I loved everything with remote. Nothing is cooler than pressing button and your command is done. With our new edge electrical technology, many houses are switching into smart house system. Alarm companies such as ADT Home Alarm and Security , AT&T and many other utility providers has evolve their system to give an ultimate security and comfort to homeowners and make their home into smart and futuristic homes.
With a click of a button in their smart phone apps, you can easily change the temperature of the house by adjusting the heating and or air conditioning system, set the security alarm and view every room in the house from the frame of your phone display, adjust, turn on or turn off your lighting system and also going few step further and control all the devices in the house via the same system.
How cool is that? This feature can be installed via your home security system for monthly fees and bill payment from $35 to few hundred depending on the features added. I believe this is a great conversation piece and it is quite entertaining.
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4- New digital computer appliances
In continuation to the point above, many household appliance makers also entered the circulation of advanced digital technology and have altered their products to match smart house systems. Now you can purchase new and improved refrigerator, ranger, washer, dryer and ovens that have digital ability to communicate.
Smart appliances also communicate directly to the owner via their display screen or smart voice system. As an example, smart refrigerators have inventory system, which informs the owner if certain products are getting low.
Smart appliances can easily connect to the smart house system remote and the owner can receive the appliance’s communication via smart phone app. You are at work and driving back home and your fridge sends you a message that you are out of milk. Is that something? Would have rather go home without milk? This is great advantage of our new technology and certainly is a cool entertaining conversation.
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5- Large blackboard
Few weeks ago I was invited to a friend’s house and I must admit, I had a blast time in that party. Other than a great food and beverages he worked hard for, all of us friends gather in the entertainment area of his house and focused on big blackboard. Yes! A blackboard. On one side of his living room, we all were amazed of full size blackboard covered wall to wall. We all had fun, playing different game and quiz on the wall of my friend’s living room.
Installing a board on the wall for friends and family fun and interaction is a great idea. You also can take it a step further and purchase a digital blackboard and make it really interesting.
Don Z
