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To find out how you can use the latest advancements in technology to make your home life a little easier, continue reading to discover a list of handy technology and home tips.

3 Technology and Home Tips:

Consider having electronic blinds installed in your home:

If you struggle to get up in the mornings and have a habit of hitting the snooze button on your alarm clock, you may want to have electronic binds installed in your bedroom. As that way you’ll be able to program your blinds to automatically open at a set time each day. Which should motivate you to get out of bed. As the light will pour into your bedroom each morning when it’s time to wake up. This is a particularly great idea if you want to install black out curtains as you’ll instantly go from pitch black to broad daylight, when it’s time to get up in the morning.

If you opt to have electronic blinds installed in the rest of your home such as in your lounge, you’ll also be able to use an app on your phone to open and close your blinds each day when you’re on holiday or to close your blinds if you’re out after dark and haven’t had a chance to go home.

Replace all the outdated light bulbs in your home with smart light bulbs:

Smart light bulbs can be controlled using your voice if you have a voice powered home assistant such as an Amazon Echo device. If you don’t have a smart assistant you’ll still be able to turn your smart light bulbs on or off by using an easy to use app on your phone. So if you recall that you forgot to turn your bedroom light off or the kitchen light off when you’re watching a movie in your lounge, you’ll be able to turn off the lights in your kitchen or bedroom without having to take a single step. Which is incredibly convenient.

Purchase a wireless autonomous vacuum cleaner:

If you often find it difficult to find enough time to vacuum your home, it’s well worth investing in a wireless autonomous vacuum cleaner who you’ll be able to set up to vacuum your home, when you’re at work. Once your autonomous vacuum cleaner has finished vacuuming the route which you’ve programmed it will return to it’s charging system. Which will ensure that your vacuum cleaner will never run out of battery.

If you implement all of the tips listed above you should find that it’s a lot easier managing your day to day life and your home.

If you’re searching for valuable information on the Aquarius Home Computer System, which was first sold by Mattel in 1983, simply continue reading to discover everything that you need to know about Mattel’s first and last home computer. As Mattel decided to cease the production of their home computers a few months after they debuted the Aquarius Home Computer.

Everything that you need to know about the Aquarius Home Computer System:

Aquarius Home Computer System value:

When the Aquarius Home Computer System was first put on the market it retailed at $160 US dollars. In today’s market $160 US dollars would roughly equate to around $402.49. However, if you’re interested in purchasing a vintage Aquarius Home Computer System, expect to pay around $250 US dollars. Although prices vary on each listing depending on its condition.

If you’re lucky you may even be able to pick up a model which comes with included accessories. So be to sure to shop around for the best possible deal before you choose to purchase an Aquarius Home Computer System online.

It was only produced for a short period of time:

Mattel, which is known for producing toys such as Barbie, intended for the Aquarius Home Computer System to be their first of many home computers. However after sales of the Aquarius Home Computer System were poor, within 5 months of the release of their first home computer Mattel decided to exit the home computer market for good. A move which disappointed many of the early fans and adopters of the Aquarius.

It could be used to play arcade style video games:

While the Aquarius wasn’t marketed as a home gaming system, it could be used to play a variety of arcade style video games. Which pleased gamers who wanted to purchase a home computer which boasted the functionality and features of a home computer and which could also be used to play fun video games from the comfort of their own homes.

It was not designed by Mattel:

Many individuals mistakingly assume that Mattel developed and designed the Aquarius Home Computer. However, Mattel simply brought the rights to manufacture the Aquarius from another company, Radofin. At the time Mattel thought that it would be far more cost effective to purchase the designs and rights to a home computer, than to design and build a computer from scratch.

Hopefully you’ve learnt a few interesting facts about Mattel’s first and last home computer system the Aquarius Home Computer System. Which was only produced for five short months.