How to Setup a Home Network or Small Office Network?

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Today almost every home and small office have a local network and an Internet connection. The home network or small office network enables multiple devices, e.g., PCs, tablets, etc. to connect and connect to the Internet. Is your home network slow? Are your kids keep calling – Dad! The Internet doesn’t work again? As Smart Home Automation experts, here […]

Automatic Blinds or Motorized Shades Make Windows Smart and Efficient

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Motorized blinds and window shades can contribute to energy savings and be part of a total smart home system. Motorized window shades and automatic blinds are some of the hottest products for the savvy smart home buyer who wants to maximize their energy savings and have a smarter home. The ability to control your shades […]

Philips Hue Now Has A Motion Sensor That Can Turn On Lights

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Philips Hue has a new accessory that’ll make it even easier to automate the lighting in your home: a motion sensor. This is, of course, a very standard add-on for home lighting — which is what makes its addition to the Hue lineup so important. Hue hasn’t had any motion sensor options until now, so […]

Sonos: The Heart of the Connected Home?

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Integration with Lutron, Crestron, Alexa, and others enables Sonos music to synch with lights, shades and other amenities. It’s official. Sonos now integrates with third-party home automation systems. Of course, smart-home systems have integrated with Sonos for at least a decade, but now they have the love and support of the manufacturer itself. Control4, Crestron, Deutsche Telekom’s QIVICON, iPort, Lutron and Savant are Sonos’s first […]

What Can Your Lights Do? Smart Lighting Makes Everything Better

Forget about boring on and off, a control system can make your lights part of your lifestyle. We spent four hours learning to turn lights on and then another four hours turning them off. It was a joke, but there’s actually some truth to it because among the things we practiced was smart lighting programming […]