Avoid Mistakes with your Smart Home Plan Homeowners with some home improvement expertise assume that smart home automation should be a fairly simple process. Especially considering the availability of plug-and-play devices that are cheap and easy to set up. Unfortunately, many homeowners learn too late that too much money and time was spent on a …
How to Secure your Wi-Fi devices Before we go into securing Wi-Fi cameras, let’s make sure we’re clear on the technology we’re talking about. The three most common wireless methods used by cameras are radio, WiFi, and point-to-point line-of-sight beam protocols. Radio-frequency cameras provide analog video over radio waves. These are basically the video equivalent …
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Setting up automated home security in your smart house? There are many types of access control, but wireless alarm systems provide a distinct advantage. Smart houses can accomplish many tasks for your family, from recording your son’s favorite television program to running the air-conditioner at pre-set times during the day, as well as providing home …
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Are you “all-in” on Philips Hue smart LED lighting? The new Hue Motion Sensor lets you activate and control Philips Hue lighting in new and unexpected ways. The Hue Motion Sensor is a tiny, battery-operated device that communicates back to the Philips Hue Bridge via the ZigBee protocol. It has an ambient light sensor on-board …
You’re probably familiar with traditional home security systems, but do you really need a full system from one of the “usual” security companies? Today, the choices in home security for consumers have multiplied, with traditional security companies jumping into the smart home and the new smart home companies jumping into security. And, if you’re more …
The brand-new SceneSwitch LED bulb from Philips is a light bulb that features soft white, daylight white, and warm “cozy” glow settings that can be selected from your existing light switch or lamp. Innovations in consumer lighting technology continue to arrive on the market, this time with Philips taking cues from its Hue series of …
Nest Auto-Away: You either love it, hate it, or disable it. After nearly five years on the market, Nest has, at last, worked to significantly improve it. I was very excited at the prospects of the Auto-Away feature, no-programming programming, the remote control functionality, and the monthly reporting. Unfortunately, I ultimately disabled Auto-Away and the …
Building automation is taking off, and home automation is right behind it. Part of the motivation is to monitor the elderly. Automation in the home is expensive, but there are devices that are currently available to monitor the elderly to keep them safe. Automation is not just to monitor electricity and turn on sprinkler systems …
Artificial Intelligence in Home Automation Systems for the Elderly Combining artificial intelligence with home automation in smart home appliances results in an improved quality of life for many, including the elderly and disabled. It all started with the VCR that could be programmed to tape a television show without human intervention and has escalated from …
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With AI software, home automation products provide independent living for seniors, as an alternative to assisted living or nursing homes for the elderly. The growth of the “baby-boomer” senior citizen population is resulting in an upsurge in alternatives to traditional nursing homes and assisted living facilities. For many of the elderly, the ability to remain …
