Motorized shades and blinds can be part of a complete custom home automation system, or they can be added one room at a time, as your budget or needs require.
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3 Reasons a Security System is a Great Starter Home Automation System
Home monitoring can be the gateway to home automation
There are a lot of reasons why a home security or home monitoring system is a great way to get your feet wet when testing out the best home automation solutions.
Get the GuideHome Lighting: New Smart Options for all Budgets
If you think residential lighting control is only for the rich and famous, it’s time to refresh your view. “Simple, affordable, reliable” is how David Weinstein, vice president of residential sales at Lutron, characterizes the changes in the U.S. lighting control market over the past five years. What was once a custom product category catering to the top one percent of the population has widened to a broad spectrum of wired and wireless offerings ranging from do-it-yourself lighting kits to professionally installed solutions.
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The Insteon hub is best for controlling a house full of lights with custom scene settings.
Get the GuideSavant Home Automation Gets More Affordable with Savant Smart Host
Custom Savant home automation launched a new controller that gets a pro-level system into more homes.
While April 1 may be a bit of an unusual date to make a big product announcement, Savant isn’t fooling around with its new Smart Host home automation system. Savant home automation has a reputation for being one of the systems of choice for high-end custom home automation—in other words, it’s an cheap, off-the-shelf smart […]
Get the GuideSavant Home Automation System Connects Two Townhomes Together
With a hidden tunnel and a custom Savant home automation system two homes are able to feel like one.
Most people are more than satisfied when their smart home systems can integrate the various other electronics systems and products in their home. In this article, we see how home automation even integrated two separate homes. Well, the homes were once separate, but some creative construction actually brought two New York City homes together via […]
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Enjoy some of the top stories Electronic House published in 2014.
As I wrote earlier in my Home Tech Year in Review, 2014 was a big year for new tech innovation, especially in the smart home automation category, but also for home theater, television and home audio (especially wireless home speakers). A good way to end one year and begin a new one is to look […]
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Custom designed and installed home automation systems are the pinnacle of high-tech luxuries, yet the trend in the smart home market is DIY home automation and off-the-shelf Internet of Things devices and smart home products such as the popular Nest or Dropcam. Easy-to-setup smart home systems you can buy online are nice, but they often […]
Get the GuideHome Technology Year in Review and a Look Forward
From smart home innovations to home theater advances and wireless audio, this has been an exciting year for new home technology.
It’s that time of year again—time to take a look at some of the biggest trends in home technology and figure out what it all means for next year. This year I break it down into the four areas that saw the most change or significant activity: Home Automation, Home Theater, Wireless Home Audio and […]
Get the GuideSony Announces 3 ES Home Theater Receivers with 4K Support
Sony’s new surround sound receivers include 8-port gigabit switch and 2 4K video zones. No Atmos.
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