Here are just a few examples of what you can do with Home Automation today:
Home Networking
Whether you are shopping, researching, communicating with friends and relatives, watching web-casts or just browsing, one thing is certain – the Internet has become an important aspect of day-to-day life. So it makes sense to qualify your home as “user-friendly” in terms of Internet access.
What if you did not have to worry about tying up phone lines or waiting your turn to go online? With our hard wired and/or wireless solutions, we can give you a system that allows multiple users to share the same high-speed connection. That means your daughter can be doing research for her school paper and you can check the weather forecast at the same time from a different computer, all without worrying about interrupting anyone’s telephone call. Home networking just makes a lot of sense, not only today, but as we continue to live increasingly “connected” lifestyles.
By pre-wiring and installing the right network system now, you’ll be eliminating a real constraint later when you expand by adding another computer or home office. You can still utilize wireless networking in combination with your hard-wired system to complete your networking infrastructure.
Security
A security system is something you’ll definitely want to keep in mind when building a new home, and security is at the heart of any complete automation system. We not only provide various alarm systems and motion sensors; we can also incorporate the lighting, the sprinkler, and the telephone systems to contribute to the protection of your home.
Lighting
As with everything we offer, you can get as sophisticated as you want in controlling your lighting. For a small investment, you can gain the ability to dim most any fixture in your home as well as adding lighting “scenes” for more convenience, comfort and energy savings. When you are at home, you can control them from anywhere in the house, through motion sensors, remote control, wall-mounted touch pad, or PDA. Or, when you are away you can control your system, including your lights, from the Internet or from your cell phone. A lighting system designed with security in mind will help you sleep easier at night.
Distributed Audio / Video
If you are like many people, your home entertainment systems look something like this – an entertainment center, complete with television, dvd player and stereo in your living room, a television and VCR in your bedroom, a compact stereo in the kitchen and radio in the den. Imagine having one entertainment hub that could distribute various audio and video from different sources throughout your home. A distributed audio system may include a multi-zone / multi-source audio receiver, in-wall or in-ceiling speakers in key rooms, on the deck, and by the pool as well as touch pads at each of these locations. With the ability to control not only the volume of the music in each room but also the source of the audio including radio channel, cd, dvd audio, etc. you have a very versatile audio system. Your spouse can go to bed and finish the movie you are watching in the living room while lounging under the sheets. Or, you can distribute the movie to the television in the kitchen and not have to pause the action as you’re looking for that late night snack. Or go to pay some bills in the den without missing a beat of the music playing on your living room stereo system.
Home Theater
From a simple surround sound system to a really impressive home theater setup with a wide screen high definition monitor (including rear projection, front projection, LCD, and plasma) and 7.1-channel Ultra THX surround sound, today’s entertainment systems demand to be seen and heard. Whatever your pleasure, we can prepare your home to accommodate your most elaborate dream system.
Education
With technology advancing by leaps and bounds, most people are reluctant about home automation because it seems complicated. With the proper attention at the initial stages, home automation is a very user-friendly concept that eases a homeowner’s mind rather than cluttering it. Smart systems save you time and, in the long run, money, while taking advantage of proven technology that you can feel comfortable with. We will guide you through the use and functions of your automated home, and set up your system to be a natural fit with your way of life.
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