Aug 8, 2020 | Lighting Control, Smart Home, Technology
If there’s something to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that we should be minimising contact with surfaces; including light switches, and other common devices. Since the development of the first usable light bulb in the late 1800s, we have become...
Mar 25, 2020 | Smart Home, Technology
I am pleased to announce my Smarter Homes Podcast that can be found on Apple Podcasts. With the evolving world of technology, our homes need to be connected more than ever. Homeowners and residents are faced with many choices and decisions, and numerous...
Nov 25, 2019 | Lighting Control, Smart Home, Technology
Imagine… Your alarm clock peacefully wakes you up at 5am. As you remove the bed covers, and your feet touch the floor, a suptle glow of light illuminates your path to the bathroom and robe, allowing you to change into your gym clothes in an unobtrusive, dimmed...
Dec 6, 2017 | Smart Home, Technology
As the demand for home technology continues to grow, one consideration is becoming increasingly important: homeowners should be looking to merge home technology systems into the design of their homes. This may include electronic and technology system such as;...
Nov 29, 2017 | Smart Home, Technology
After more than twent-six years in the consumer electronics and relating industries, I have joined CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association), and can now call myself a CEDIA Member. “CEDIA is the leading global authority in the $14 billion...
Nov 25, 2017 | Lighting, Lighting Control, Music, Security, Smart Home, Technology, Television
The modern home requires a technology infrastructure that uses a combination of wired and wireless networks. Wireless technologies and products are very convenient. Being wireless allow us to be mobile, without being tethered to a wired data socket. As convenient as...
Nov 25, 2017 | Lighting Control, Smart Home, Technology
When presenting and discussing smart homes, I often talk about pseudo-smart homes – smart homes that are not actually smart. Most ‘smart homes’ are really electronic homes or connected homes. Most homes have multiple standalone electronic systems (e.g. lighting...
Aug 9, 2017 | Lighting, Lighting Control, Music, Smart Home, Technology, Television
In this series of articles, I discuss and review how rooms and areas of a home can benefit from currently available technologies that are key elements of a smart home. Your sanctuary It is well known that bathrooms and ensuites are one of the most renovated...
Aug 8, 2017 | Smart Home, Technology
The terms Connected Home and Smart Home are often confused as being the same thing to describe a home with electronics and technology. However, they are very different – the connected home vs the smart home. Connected home Connect (verb): (with object)...
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