VOA常速英语:New ‘Smart Home’ Tech Lets You Talk to Your Smoke Detector

“Shuffling songs by Adele.”This modern looking speaker, taking voice commands, is actually a smoke and carbon monoxide detector that every house in the US is required to have.“And it has Alexa inside it, so you just talk to it and you can ask it what the weather is, or to play a song, or what your schedules like, all in one device.”
随机播放阿黛尔的歌。这个可以语音命令且看起来很现代化的扬声器实际上是一个监测器，一个全美家庭必备的烟雾和一氧化碳检测器。它里面安装了亚马逊的数字助手亚历克萨，所以你可以跟它说话，可以问它天气或者你的日程安排，所有这些功能都在一台设备里。
Increasingly popular personal assistant technologies finding a way into many household devices in some quite unexpectedly, like this wall mirror.“When you take a shower listen to the music, or you can play a video clip, you can even check a email here.”One of the main reasons for having a smart home is the ability to control a whole range of devices from afar.“We have the doorbell.Cause you would press and you can then use your tablet or smart phone to find out who is actually at the door.”This do-it-yourself kit gives intelligence to your window shades.
日益走俏的私人助理技术在出乎意料的在众多家具设备中找到了结合点，就像面墙上的这面镜子。你冲澡的时候可以听音乐，或者看视频，你甚至可以看邮件。拥有智能家居的主要原因之一是能够远程控制各种设备。我们有这款门铃。当有人按响门铃时你就可以通过手机或者平板看是谁在门口了。这款自己安装的工具包能让窗帘变得智能。
“You don’t need a special hub or anything, you just connect your phone. You can store specific schedules and set custom temperature settings and light settings. So they open and close automatically,and also open and close on schedules that you set with your preference on our custom APP.”
你不需要特殊的集线器或者其他设备，你只需要连接到自己的手机。你可以设定具体的时间表，设定自己的温度和光线。所以它们可以自动开关，也可以按照你在软件上设置的喜好按时开关。
A small magnetic wireless detachable camera can be handy for monitoring kids or pets.“The camera cubes can be removed from its permit stand.You got a battery life of about an hour and a half, so it can be used for live streaming in that place where you want it for that period of time.”
一个小的磁性无线可拆卸照监控可以方便地照看孩子或宠物。监控的立方体镜头可以在支架上拆下。电池可以撑一个半小时，所以那段时间你可以拿去任何需要的地方进行直播。
Not forget the kitchen. Ingredient recognition technology will soon start helping busy home cooks.
不要忘记厨房，配料识别技术将很快开始帮助忙碌的家庭厨师。
“It actually allows you to scan the contents of your refrigerator, using a camera embedded within the Emily APP.”Once the contents are recognized, the APP quickly comes with recipes and detailed instructions on how to prepare a tasty meal.
实际上它会允许你使用嵌入软件里的镜头扫描冰箱里物品。一旦食物确定，软件将快速呈现出烹饪方法和如何准备一顿可口饭菜的详尽过程。
Gorge Putic VOA News Las Vegas.
VOA记者乔治拉斯维加斯播报。