Installation: A Core Smart-Home Advantage

Connected Home   Trouble seeing this email?     Connecting You To The Most Important Retail Business Decision Makers     Top Stories     Installation: A Core Smart-Home Advantage The smart-home concept is one that's been around for quite a while but has never really taken off. There are a variety of reasons for that, some of which I wrote about in an earlier piece about why we hardly made use of any smart-home features when we built a new house a year ago. However, one thing that's becoming increasingly apparent to me is that professional installation and on-site support (when needed) is going to be a vital component for mainstreaming this technology. And, therefore, the companies that have that capability will have an edge. Here are three examples of companies doing this, and the implications for others. Read More»   Check Out Sears' Connected Solutions Flagship Sears Holdings has formally opened an idealized, 4,000-square-foot Connected Solutions showroom within a Sears store. Read More»   5 Things You Need To Know About Home Automation My home automation experience goes back to the Radio Shack Model III. I deployed an X-10 controller via a serial port. Lights turned on and off on a schedule. Friends and family thought it apropos that science fiction loving Dan was automating his home. As the years went by, however, not much changed. Until just a few days ago I was still running my last two X-10 controllers to manage nightstand lights—companion controllers long relegated to a box in the garage when my home wiring proved too daunting for the X-10 signals. Read More»     Top Headlines     There's Actually A Strong Case For Connecting Everything In Your Home To The Internet » Myfox Rolls Out DIY Security System » Amazon's Hidden Internet Of Things Advantage » GE's Chef Connect Is A Bluetooth-Connected Cooking Pair  » Icontrol Adds Analytics For Smarter Homes »     Around The Web     Amazon's Alexa Getting Around » Insurance Companies Offering Lower Bills In Exchange For Smart Home Data » Get Connected To Your Home With Alarm.com's IPO » MiPow Expanding Bluetooth LED-Light Selection » Astro Launches Its First Smart Home Product For Apartment Dwellers » Products Industry Research Retail Subscribe Visit The Site   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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