Smart home technology continues to improve and offer us ways to relax and enjoy life. For instance, you can use voice-activated controls to tell your smart home to turn on the laundry room lights and set a reminder to switch the laundry when it's done.

A smart home hub allows all of your devices to sync up in one convenient place. You can have your video doorbell tell you when a guest has arrived, then you can unlock the door and tell them to come in.

When it's time to turn in for the night, use a preprogrammed setting to leave on a couple of lights for security, but cut the power to everything you don't want on. Just set the smart home to sleep mode.

Whether you're in the mood to get energized, wind down or anything in between, a smart home hub helps you do it all without having to get off the couch.