Editing Domestic technology

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Short description|Usage of applied science in houses}}
{{Inline|date=January 2022}}
[[File:Ponderosa kitchen.JPG|thumb|alt=A kitchen with a range of types of domestic technology, including an oven, a microwave oven and a refrigerator |A kitchen with various types of domestic technology, including an oven, a [[microwave oven]] and a [[refrigerator]]]]
'''Domestic technology''' is the incorporation of [[applied science]] into the home. There are multiple aspects of domestic technology. On one level, there are [[home appliance]]s, [[home automation]] and other devices commonly used in the home, such as [[clothes dryer]]s and [[washing machine]]s.

On another level, domestic technology recognizes the use of applied science to construct homes to achieve a particular goal, such as [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] or self-sufficiency.  For more information, read about [[self-sufficient homes]]. It has been claimed that domestic technology has led to decreases in the time people spend on household work, although the factual basis of this claim is disputed.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bittman|first1=Michael|last2=Rice|first2=James Mahmud|last3=Wajcman|first3=Judy|title=Appliances and their impact: The ownership of domestic technology and time spent on household work|journal=British Journal of Sociology|date=2004|volume=55|issue=3|pages=401–423|doi=10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00026.x|pmid=15383094|url=https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:1955/SOURCE01?view=true|hdl=1959.4/34267|hdl-access=free}}</ref>

== Types of domestic technology ==

Many technologies are now routinely used around the home. For example, microwave ovens and washing machines,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2022 |title=New technologies in washing machine smartphone Apps |url=https://mapleleafappliances.ca/new-technologies-in-washing-machine-smartphone-apps/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Edmonton Maple Leaf Appliance Repair |language=en-US}}</ref> among others.

=== Cleaning equipment ===
[[File:Cam 2020-07-23 09-06-55 (50146234051).jpg|thumb|alt=A picture depicting two front-loading washing machines.|For many, washing machines form an indispensable part of modern household laundry]]

* [[Broom]]
* [[Mop]]
* [[Sink]]
* [[Shower]]
* [[bathing|Bath]]
* [[Vacuum cleaner]]
* [[Dishwasher]]
* [[Washing machine]]
* [[Clothes dryer]]
* [[Hair dryer]]
=== Electric lighting ===
{{Main|Electric light}}

* [[Fluorescent light bulb]]

[[File:Panasonic AIR CONDITIONER OUTDOOR UNIT & National AIR CONDITIONER OUTDOOR UNIT.jpg|thumb|Air Conditioners]]

* [[Incandescent light bulb]]

* [[LED light bulb]]

=== Cooking appliances ===
{{Main|List of cooking appliances}}
* [[Barbecue]]
* [[Breadmaker|Bread maker]]
* [[Blender (device)|Blender]]
* [[Coffee machine]]
* [[Faucet]]
* [[Food processor]]
* [[Microwave oven]]
* [[Mixer (cooking)|Mixer]]
* [[Oven]]
* [[Rotimatic]]

=== Food storage and preservation ===
{{Main|Food storage}}
* [[Food storage container]]
* [[Canning]]
* [[Refrigerator]]

=== Home maintenance ===
{{See also|Household cleaning#Tools}}
* [[Groundskeeping equipment]]
* [[Garden tool]]s
* [[Paint sprayer]]

=== Air conditioning ===
* [[Air conditioner]]
* [[Central heating|Central heating unit]]
* [[Fan (machine)|Fan]]

=== Computer systems ===
{{See also|Information and Communications Technology|Home computer}}
* [[Data storage device]]
* Personal computer
* Telephone
* [[Video game console]]

* [[Knitting machine]]
* Plumbing
* [[Home router]]

=== Power generation ===
{{Main|Distributed generation}}
* [[Photovoltaic system|Solar panels]]
* [[Wind Turbine]]s

=== Home security ===
{{Main|Home security}}
* [[Surveillance camera]]s
* [[Security alarm|Alarm systems]]
* [[Electronic lock]]s

== Home automation ==
{{Main|Home automation|Internet of things}}

In the 21st century, especially by the 2010s, home automation has increasingly<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://readwrite.com/the-rise-of-the-smart-home-apartment-or-condominium/|title=The Rise of the Smart Home, Apartment or Condominium|date=30 August 2019 }}</ref> been introduced into the modern household, colloquially referred to as smart home technology.

While the technology was already in development in the 1990s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcdud.com/fr/smart-city/422-how-the-history-of-smart-homes.html|title=The History of Smart Homes}}</ref> only in the next two decades was [[local area network]]ing ubiquitous in the home, thanks to the introduction of [[computer networking]].

Since modern home networks often make use of wireless networking (e.g. [[Wi-Fi]]), modern automation can easily be set up without having to run wires through the building. Alternatively, they can be connected to [[Ethernet|wired networks]].

=== Types of home automation ===
[[File:IFA2012 IMG 4573.JPG|thumb|A [[robotic vacuum cleaner]] is an example of a domestic robot]]

* [[Smart home|Smart home appliances]]
* [[Robotic vacuum|Automatic vacuum cleaners]] and other [[Domestic robot]]s
* [[Smart locks]]
* [[Smart speaker]]s, with voice controlled digital personal assistants.

=== Concerns towards home automation ===
{{Main|Home automation#Criticism and controversies}}
{{See also|Botnet}}

Unlike older forms of domestic technology, smart appliances are Internet-facing, and there have been many concerns that [[cyberattacks]] may be conducted on insecure home appliances. A kind of attack is to deploy malware on smart home appliances known as botnets, which can be controlled by a remote attacker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/iot-botnets-smart-homes-ripe-for-a-new-type-of-cyberattack/|title=IoT botnets: Smart homes ripe for a new type of cyberattack|date=10 September 2024 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Air pollution]]
* [[Food safety]]
* [[Home automation]]
* [[Major appliance]]
* [[Water quality]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* [[Ruth Schwartz Cowan|Cowan, Ruth Schwartz]]. ''More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave'' (Basic Books, 1983) {{ISBN|0-465-04731-9}}.
* Habib, Laurence. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061012150341/https://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/informationSystems/pdf/theses/habib.pdf ''Computers and the Family: A Study of Technology in the Domestic Sphere'']. PhD Thesis, London, UK: London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) 2000 (PDF file).
* Siddiqui, Shakeel, and Darach Turley (2006). "Media technologies: Mediated families" In: Gavan Fitzsimons and Vicki Morwitz ed. ''Advances in Consumer Research'', Vol. 34, Association for Consumer Research: Orlando.

== External links ==
* [https://www.iso.org/ics/97.040.30/x/ ICS 97.040.30 Domestic refrigerating appliances] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228114315/http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueListPage.CatalogueList?ICS1=97&ICS2=040&ICS3=30&scopelist= |date=28 February 2007 }}
* [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ Plan] website
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