Izithuba ezixhunywe ngemoto zineziphungo eziphakamileyo, ngokukodwa kubantwana abancane nezilwane. Imoto iyenzo ineziphungo zokuthintwa kwaye kungenzeka ukuthi kubangela imiculula emmangaleni okanye ukuthibela. Le nto iyahlukahluka ngokubaluleka ngabanthu abaningi abasebenzisa imoto, ngokungafaniyo ne-CPSC (Umlawuli wezimphakamiso zeNkqubo yoqobo lweNkululeko lweNkululeko lweNkululeko lweNkululeko (CPSC). Ixesha le, i-CPSC yabhaliwe ngokubaluleka kweziganeko kwaye ukubulawa ngokubaluleka ngemoto yezithuba zokufakwa kwamandla, kubonisa ngqo ukuthi kufuneka kubekwe amanye amanqaku anokuthi aqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezinto eziphakileyo kwindawo zokulala.
Imicuricuri engenelisa yindlela enqulathekileyo yokuthuthukisa ubungovu bokudwala. Ngokukhuphisa imicuricuri yokusebenzela, le micuricuri isusa kakhulu imikhomo yokuthi intombazana noma indlovu engenayo, iyakhiwa indawo enobungovu kakhulu. Le micuricuri ingasebenziwa ngokuzenzekela noma ngokudluliselwa ngamathola afakwe ngokwezifiso njengokuthi ubhuti noma amathola okudlulisela. Lokhu kususa ukusebenzela ngendlela yokwenza, ngakho kususa konke okungqokwa ngokusebenzela ngendlela yokwenza ngemicuricuri engenelisa.
Ngemfundo yeCPSC, phakathi kwe-1990 kanye ne-2015, kukhona ama-200 okufa okwamathiselwe kuma-corded window coverings. Lolu datha alibangelwa ngokwengeza ubunzima bokunika izinhlelo ezifisayo endabeni yezinhlelo eziphambene nezinhlelo zokubhala. Ukuhlola okuningi kubonisa ukuthi umntu ngamathathu wabantwana abangena kwezindlela zokubhala abanemiphumela eziphambene nezicord. Lolu datha kuyilwa ukuthi kudingeka kubekwe amanyathelo aphumelelayo endaweni yezindlela zokusebenza ngokuzenzekela, kubangelwa ngokwengeza ukuthi kudingeka kuthathwe amanyathelo aphumelelayo endabeni yezimali zokuphepha bantwana.
Imoto yesithathu esetshenziswa kakhulu ngezimali ezincane ngokuthi ayikho amakhodi amaningi, okungukhona indlela yokuphezulu kwezimali eziphakeme kuzo zombuso zokuthi zingasebenzi ngendlela ethile. Ngaphandle kwezi khodi, ubungu lwekuphokwa noma ukuthembwa kwezimali kwehlise kakhulu, ngakho ke kuyindlela engcono yokugcina amakhaya aphakeme kwezimali ezincane. Ngokudonwa, le nto ikhomba ukusebenza ngokugcwele ngokuthi kuthinte inkinobodlo noma kusebenzisa izinhlelo zokuxhumana. Le ngxenye yekhono ayange kubungu kodwa ikhomba futhi ukusebenza ngokungafani noma ngenxa yezindleko ezingenayo, ngakho ke kuyindlela engcono kuzo zombuso zezimali ezincane.
Ngokuhlanganisa into le ngcamango, amaningi ama-curtain motors enantfu esetfu ahlinzekileyo ane ama-sensors esiyanquma okuqukethweyo kuzo. Lezi zinhloso zimema ukuba amacurteni ayikhuli amakhiwane noma abantu, ngakho kuzivikelwe abantwana nezinkunzi ukuthintsipela. Ngaphezulu, ukusebenza okuzenzakalelayo kwezimali zokugcina kudalela ukuthi amacurteni ayiphume ngeke iyasebenze uma kutholakala ukuthintwa. Le nto ngcamango kuyindlela yokuvikela izindaba ezintfu endlini lapho abantwana beshaywa ngemva kwamaphoyintu, bekuzinikeza abazali inkululeko ngokuthi bane amacurteni amakhelweyo.
Imithombo yokuhlola ngokuyimfushane kuzo zomphathi wokulondoloza iziphandeli kubonisa ukuthi iziphandeli ziphakanyiswa ngokuyimfushane, leyo kuthula amathimba okuthi ahlakane noma kuhlangene nokwenza amahlaya. Le ndawo iyisisekelo esibalweni ukuphepha nokuthula kwamathilini okuvulwa kwamagciwane emkhakheni aphakeme kakhulu. Ngokudonsela, izinhlelo ezingenakuthinte kuhleliwe ngokuchanekile ukuthi angithinte amadoda okulondoloza iziphandeli. Ngokufaka lezi zinto, lezi zomphathi zinikeza isisombululo esiphakeme esibonisa ukuthula kwabafazi nasekuthuleni kakhulu nokuphepha kwamathilini okuvulwa kwamagciwane.
Imoto yesikrini enempilo yenkondlo zokuba yindlela yokusebenzisa kakhulu ngokubekiwa ngaphandle ngokusebenzisa iindlela zokugcina noma amagama alula. Le ndlela ikunika ukusebenzisa kakhulu, ikuvumela ukuba ubuke inkondlo yakho kusuka kuphi na kwikazi lakho okanye xa usaphandle. Ngokubandakanya nee-virtual assistants eziphambileyo njengeAlexa okanye iGoogle Assistant, le moto ikuvumela ukusebenzisa ngokungcolileyo, ikuphumelela ukufikelela kakhulu nokusebenzisa kakhulu. Le bandakanyo yeSmart Home ikuvumela ukuba uguqule inkondlo yakho ngezihlabelelo ezingcolileyo okanye ngokusebenzisa umxholo olula, okukunika indlela efishane kakhulu yokubukekela ukuluma kwezikazi nezempilo zokuprivateness zekazi lakho.
Izinkinobodla zokuhlelwa kweminyaka yekhanda iyaphinda inike isebenza futhu ubulungiswa basekuzeni. Ngokuhlela iminyaka ukuvula nokulayela ngeziminyaka eziyinkimbinkimbi, ungalawula ukuthi kungaba yini futhu ukuthi kungaba phezulu ngaphandle kokwenza into yokuqala. Le nkinobodla yokuvumela ngokuzenzekela kuyisusa kakhulu abasebenzisa ngezinhlonipho, ngokuba kuvumela ukuphathwa okuphephile kwemvula ngemva yonke indawo, kuyakhipha amantfanti ukuthi kungaba yini ngezindleko zeminyaka futhu kuyakhipha ukuthi kungaba yini kwehle kanye nezindaweni zabo. Kungaba yini ukuthi ufuna ukuvumela ukuthi kungaba yini ngokwehlisa ngezinyanga eziphela kumaqanda noma ukuthi ufuna ukuthi indawo yakho ibe yimali phezu kwezinyanga eziphela kusihlengeni, le zinkinobodla zokuhlelwa ziyakuvumela konke lokhu ngokwenza into encane.
Ukuhlanganisa imithi yokulayela kwezinkawo nezinhlelo zokuphepha kwako ikakhulukazi kuhlela ukuphephile kanye nokuphelela kwezinhloso. Lokhu kuhlanganisa kuvumela amakheza akho ukuthi abonakale njengoba abantu baphansi, ngakho kuhlela ukubonakala ngokuthi ikhaya lifakwe, ngokuqondile xa ubuya ekhaya. Ngokusebenza ngokwesibonelo nezinhlelo zokuphepha, le miqumo ingenza ukuthi kubonakale njengoba kukhona intando ethile, kulinganisa abathintana. Lokhu kwehla ukuphephile kodwa futhi kuvunyelisa ukusebenza ngokuzenzekela, ukugcina ukuthi ikhaya lifakwe wakho futhi ukuthuthukisa ukusebenzayo kwezimali nezinhloso.
Izindlela zokuphepha kwe-2025 eza kusita izikhakonya eziphezulu kuzo zokuvikela kwabantwana, ngokukhombisa ukuvikela okuningi kwabantwana. Lezi zindlela kuzodinga ukuthi abakhankatha ubeke inkembe yabo yekhona nezindlela ezi ngokwezimali zokuphepha ukuze kuthintwe amathuba athiwa ngokuphelile kantwana. Kukhona ukuthiwa kakhulu ukuthi abafazi bangele ngokujwayelekile ngezindlela ukuze bakwazi ukuthenga izinto ezifanayo nezokuphepha eziphezulu, ukuthi kuzokuphepha kwezindlu zabo kuzokuphila kantwana.
Lokhu kuthenga izinkinobodlo zokugcina kwabantwana, kubaluleke ukuthola ukwamiswa kwezinhlobo ezinhle, ngokuba lezi zinkinobodlo zihlala ukuthi izinto zilandela imigomo yokuphepha nokubaluleka. Ukhwamiswa kwezinhlobo ezifana ne-CPSC (Ukhwamiswa phakathi kwezinhlobo zokuthenga kwabantwana e-US) noma i-WCMA (Isithunywa sokwenziwa kwamaphanelo e-Window) kusinikela amaphuzu okuthi lezi zinto zikhishwe ngokugcwele ngokuphepha. Ngokukhetha izinto eziyiswe, abasebenzisi bakwazi ukuthi amaphanelo ethu aqondile imigomo engqongqo engcinyelwe ukuphepha kwabantwana.
Ukufaka ngokuphephile imoto yesihlangu securtain ephumelelayo kuyindlela ebalulekileyo ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kwayo nokulandela izimiso zokuphepha. Abakhubeki bengconyelwe ukuthi bavakhe imoto yesihlangu phakade bese benquma ukuthi zisebenze ngendlela ehlukile, lokhu kuthula kakhulu amathuba okwenzeka xa kufakwa ngendlela engemiphumela. Ukuwabela abakhubeki ukufaka kuyakunika inkabezelo yokuthi kusebenze ngokuphephile futhi kuthinte ukuthi izimiso zokuphepha zilandelwe, lokhu kakhulu kuvuselela kakhulu kwezimali futhi kuvunye izindunankulu zokuphepha.