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Before leaving work, Steve Lee likes to use his cell phone to turn on his heat and air condition system at home.So by the time he gets through traffic into his front door,the tempreture inside is perfect. And wait till you see what a so-called smart home can do inside.
下班前，Steve Lee喜歡用手機(jī)打開家里的暖氣或空調(diào)。等他駕車回到家中，家里的氣溫剛剛好。就請(qǐng)你來一起看看里面的智能家居。
"And you can now view cameras,you can control lights."
“你能觀測(cè)攝像機(jī)，并且能控制空調(diào)。”
Lee works for a company called Smarthome.com, testing and living with many of his company's home automation gadgets, like this multi-function touch screen that controls devices around the house and even connects to Internet traffic cameras to check the commute.
Lee為一家名叫Smarthome.com的公司工作，和這些公司里的自動(dòng)化小工具生活在一起，并對(duì)它們進(jìn)行測(cè)試，如這個(gè)多功能的觸屏控制器能控制房間中的許多裝置，甚至能和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)交通攝像頭連接檢查交通狀況。
"I have cameras, that follow all the way down the freeway to work."
“整條高速公路上都有攝像機(jī)。”
Curious what's going on at home when you are away? No problem,install some wireless cameras and controllers and from any computer in the world with an Internet connection.
好奇你不在家時(shí)家里都發(fā)生了什么？沒問題，安裝無線攝像頭和遙控器，從世界上任何連接網(wǎng)絡(luò)的電腦上你就可以看到家中的情況了。
"You can check on the house, I can look at the tempreture. If I want to turn lights on ahead that time, I can."
“你能看著房子，檢查氣溫。甚至是你想打開前面的燈，也能辦到。”
We sat in Steve's California kitchen and with the right password, turned on the kitchen counter lights at his boss's house in Wisconsin.Steve did have permission to log on.
我們坐在加利福尼亞州Steve的廚房中，只要有正確的密碼，我們能夠打開Steve老板位于威斯康星州家中廚房料理臺(tái)上的燈。Steve現(xiàn)在還沒有可以登錄的許可。
"If you do know the password and you want to play trick on your wife or vice versa? You could turn lights on and off remotely."
“如果你知道密碼又想惡作劇你的妻子，或是妻子想要惡作劇丈夫怎么辦？你可以遠(yuǎn)程打開燈光。”
Best part,this new technology, which can automatically turn on water sprinklers when humidity is low, or turn off a pool pump when not in use，is no longer expensive. Several hundred bucks for a basic system and not hard to install.
這項(xiàng)技術(shù)最好的部分是它能在干燥的時(shí)候自動(dòng)打開加濕器，能自動(dòng)打開泳池水泵，這都不再昂貴。幾百美金即可購(gòu)買基本的設(shè)備，安裝很簡(jiǎn)便。
"A lot of times the remote controll of lights and other devices could be achieved by simply changing off the switch."
“許多小部件，如遙控?zé)艄獾仍O(shè)備只需簡(jiǎn)單地?fù)Q個(gè)開關(guān)即可。”
Sure the convenience is nice but many like the security advantages like making sure kids are safe with the help of camera monitors and bedside alerts.
也許智能家居提供了方便，但許多人更喜歡的是它帶來了安全保障，例如你能通過攝像機(jī)和床邊報(bào)警裝置確認(rèn)孩子的安全。
"To have notification that maybe one of my children woke up in the middle of the night, turned the light switch on."
“如果床邊報(bào)警裝置提示你的孩子半夜醒了，你可以遙控打開燈光。”
What a smart home can't do is get you a snack.You have to leave the couch for that.
智能家居不能辦到的估計(jì)只有制作小吃零食了。你最好保留著沙發(fā)享受美食。
Mark Marlo,for ABC News,Los Angeles.
ABC新聞，洛杉磯，Mark Marlo
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