With 76 million baby boomers starting to turn senior, and 65 million of them taking care of elderly family and loved ones, aging in place is a ripe arena for technology solutions. Recently, SDM Senior Editor Heather Young spoke with Mark Walters, chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance about the area of aging in place and how home automation can be an integral part of it.
You’ve already installed numerous electronic systems for your customers, why not leverage those audio/visual (A/V), security and control networks? Here are some suggestions, in no particular order, that might ‘tickle your fancy,’ delight your customers and make you more money.
New white paper addresses consumer interest in wireless, business opportunity, available technology, and best practices for installation and configuration.
New white paper addresses consumer interest in wireless, business opportunity, available technology, and best practices for installation and configuration.
Consumer Survey Shows Americans' Curiosity, Concerns With Video Connected to Doorbells.
July 18, 2013
Since the invention of the electric bell ringer in 1831, Americans have relished the benefits of the ever-present doorbell to let them know someone's calling. A new nationwide survey shows that no matter how long we have doorbells as fixtures on front doors, we still have very strong and personal reactions to hearing them ring.
Wi-Fi Alliance® launched its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac certification program. Building on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac products deliver whole-home coverage at two or even three times the speed of older Wi-Fi products and handle demanding applications such as Ultra HD and 4K video, multimedia, and rapid file transfer with ease, according to Wi-Fi Alliance in a press release.
The elusive goal of integration in the intrusion industry is beginning to gain “realistic momentum” with the growing trend to combine home automation and home security systems, on a single platform, according to a recent study titled “The World Maker for Intruder Alarms – 2013 Edition” by Austin, Texas-based IMS Research, now part of HIS.
You could purchase stock in Control4, Salt Lake City, Utah, if you wanted to. The company filed an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make available up to $60 million worth of company stock available to the public in an initial public offering (IPO) that represents 26 percent total value of the company. The details of the S-1 form reveal a lot about the company.
From holiday cookouts to relaxing by the pool, summertime means more time outdoors. As homeowners step outside and want to bring technology with them, new opportunities arise for integrators willing to take them there.
Everyone is outdoors grilling, swimming, playing, relaxing and hanging out with family and friends. It’s time for you to be the “cool” dealer and provide them new technologies that will make them happy outside.