Now that we have laid a foundation of home automation (HA) lets discuss its advances.
Electricity is no longer an exciting innovation and it is something that we generally take for granted.
It is also hard to be enthusiastic about using a record player or even the telephone because by today's standards they are relics of the past.
So what did the people of the early to mid-Twentieth Century consider modernizations? For the second part of the Evolution of Home Automation series we will discuss the advances and changes the home went through during this time in Home Automation History.
With the emergence of a new century, home-owners began to demand more from their home.
No longer satisfied with a single light bulb hanging in the kitchen or cold running water flowing from the faucet, the American people wanted more.
With the growth of the middle and upper class people began to want the latest gadgets and regarded them as status symbols.
This new era in home control saw more advancement in entertainment than in practical use.
Amid the change in the economic status of the middle class technology was beginning to impress the public with its advances.
The twentieth century was a time of great technological advances and H A was no exception.
A significant change in the home came with the introduction of the water heater.
Bathing and washing became effortless.
These, of course, were luxuries reserved for the upper class but as we have learned, most home automation advances begin as a luxury items and eventually become a necessities.
This is the nature of home automation.
More importantly, American's were interested in entertainment, which was satisfied with the introduction of the television into the home in the late 1920s.
Not many families had a television set in the 1920s, but it quickly became a coveted item in the following decades.
Not long after the introduction of the family owned television came the introduction of cable TV, bringing more channels into the home.
TV had become an even bigger part of home entertainment.
Technology was advancing at a rate faster than anyone had seen, but it was no match for the degree in which technology advances today.
It wasn't until the late 1940's that another invention of entertainment came about: the video game.
These games simulated a missile firing at a target, exciting stuff for the 1940's crowd.
Technology was just beginning to change the lives of families; nothing exemplifies that more than the invention of the TV dinner.
The simple convenience of preparing a quick meal to enjoy in front of the television was novel to families of the 1950s.
Suddenly their lifestyles were changing according to the technology in their homes.
This was just the beginning of transformation the home was about to go through.
The late 50s and 60s brought advancements that would have a tremendous effect on not only the home but our lives.
The computer, probably the most significant technological advancement, was in its beginning stages.
While these early models weren't initially in the home their creation paved the way for modern home control.
Now think about the exciting advancements yet to come in home automation.
That is what we will discuss in the next article in the Evolution of Home Automation series.
We have only laid a foundation for the home automation industry.
This early era of home automation paved the way for all the modern conveniences that we enjoy today.
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