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Unlocking your front door with a boring old key? No need, if you have a smart front door lock. Turning light switches on and off with your actual hands? What are you, a cave dweller? The idea behind many smart consumer goods is to simplify (and even automate) those mundane, everyday tasks. What’s more, the best of today’s smart products get to know your preferences and behavior, so that they can anticipate your needs and respond to your behavior. For example:

 Google-owned Nest’s learning thermostat tracks how you use your home so that it can regulate your home’s temperature accordingly.

 The Orro intelligent light switch can tell when you’re in the room and switch the lights on and off without you having to do anything. It’ll also adjust the lighting based on the time of day.

 The August Smart Lock Pro allows you to lock and unlock your home from anywhere, without a key. It automatically locks the house when you leave and unlocks it when you come home and can integrate with voice assistants like Alexa and Siri.

 LG’s smart wine fridge can tell you what food to pair with your tipple, and recommend which wine to buy next, based on what it learns about your tastes.

 LINKA’s smart bike lock recognizes you as you approach and automatically unlocks your bike, without a key. You can also grant remote access to your bike to family and friends.

 You can even get smart toilets these days. No really. The Kohler Numi 2.0 Intelligent Toilet comes with built-in Amazon Alexa – a snip at $8,000.

Wearable devices such as smart watches, fitness trackers, and even smart clothes make up a critical part of the IoT. Read more about the wearables trend in Chapter 3.