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Technology is changing the way we live. It’s never been easier to optimize your home for comfort, convenience, and security. What is smart home? Smart home technology, also often referred to as home automation or domotics, provides homeowners security, comfort, convenience and energy efficiency by allowing them to control smart devices, often by a smart home app on their smartphone or other networked device.

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Smart Home Connectivity

And if you make sure those smart home products are compatible with each other, you’ll build a solid foundation that you can expand over time. All devices are controlled by a master home automation controller, often called a smart home hub or bridge. The smart home hub is a hardware device that acts as the central point of the smart home system and can sense, process data and communicate wirelessly. Some smart home products don’t depend on a smart home hub to operate, so it important to know how to connect your devices together and one thing you must have, however, is a good wireless router—ideally one that can reach all corners of your home.

The popular hub & connection ecosystem includes Amazon Echo, Google Nest, Apple Home Kits, Aeotec Smart Home Hub, Zigbee, Nest, Philips Hue, SmartThings, IFTTT, WeMo, Honeywell, etc.

Smart Home Lighting

For most people interested in living in a smart home, lighting is the entry point. Many smart lighting systems work perfectly well without a central hub and are still capable of interacting with other smart home elements–including smart speakers and displays, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Nest. Smart bulbs from Cree, LIFX, and TP-Link, for example, communicate over Wi-Fi, while some others—including the newest Philips Hue bulbs—communicate via the Bluetooth radio in your smartphone. Smart Sensor. To have full control over the lighting, you will also need smart switch and smart plug to turn the light and off remotely. Leviton, Lutron, TP-Link, Ecobee, and other manufacturers make smart light switches that operate on your Wi-Fi network and don’t require a central hub.

Smart Thermostat

Few smart home devices can match a smart thermostat’s ability to deliver both comfort and cost/energy savings. These devices go far beyond establishing a heating and cooling schedule based on when you anticipate being home to enjoy those benefits. They can detect when you’re home and when you’re away, so that your HVAC system operates only when it’s needed.

The Ecobee Smart Thermostat with voice control has a built-in Amazon Echo speaker and can respond to voice commands. It also has remote room sensors that help to eliminate hot and cold spots in your home. This high-end device can even serve as the hub for a broader smart-home or home-security system. In June 2022, Ecobee launched their newest Smart Thermostat that monitors the air quality and optimize the energy spending for you which is the first in the market.

Smart Home Security

Connected cameras give you the power to monitor your home no matter where you are. With interfaces available via your web browser or your phone you can see who is ringing your doorbell or parking in your driveway even when you’re miles away. When making a buying decision of smart security system, you need to consider of the quality of monitoring, the level of difficulty of installation & device integration, storage methods & fees and control interface. The Smart Home Security Products include:

• Smart Surveillance
• Video doorbells
• Garage Door Opener
• Pet Monitor Camera

Smart Home Appliance

The most updated technology allows many of your home appliance to be programed and controlled remoted with WiFi connections including but not limited to below:

• Robot Vacuum
• Smarrt Air Purifier
• Smart Coffee Maker
• Smart Microwave
• Smart Sound System
• Smart Displays
• Smart Blinds
• Smart Beds
• Smart Irrigation