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Home of the Future

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  • August 29 2017
  • petrablog
Home of the Future

5 Gadgets Your Customers Need to Transform Their Home into a Smart Home

Home automation is all the rage. It seems every day we’re hearing about a new smart home gadget that will make our homes safer, more convenient—or just flat-out cool.

Whether they’re turning on lights automatically, monitoring who’s at their front door from a smartphone or even accessing their home’s systems while they’re away, your customers will be amazed to see what the “Home of the Future” has in store.

Leviton OmniTouch 7 Touchscreen Controller

This remarkable all-in-one touchscreen device offers your customers a 7 in. high-resolution interface, providing them with ultimate control of their surveillance system, thermostats, light switches, door locks, irrigation, distributed audio and so much more! It’s also easy to retrofit in existing residential or commercial applications.

With the OmniTouch 7, customers can also view surveillance footage, unlock or lock any door from 1 menu, as well as alert emergency personnel with this simple press of its emergency quick buttons. It also dims or brightens lights using a smart switch, accesses up to 64 thermostats—including humidity settings, fans and system setpoints—and controls irrigation, ventilation and window coverings.

Switchmate Bright Toggle SmartLight Switch

The Switchmate Bright Toggle SmartLight Switch instantly snaps over existing light switches to bring voice- and motion-activated smart lighting into your customers’ home.

Controlled on your customers’ phone and installed in 1 second, this amazing switch has a built-in motion sensor that turns lights on and off automatically as a person enters and exits rooms. This incredible switch even knows if the user is home and will automatically turn on the lights as they arrive home, instilling a sense of safety—users never have to return to a dark home again!

Not only does this switch feature an effortless snap-on design, it’s also portable, so customers can easily take it with them if they move. The slim design of this switch means it can be used on multi-gang switches. And not only can customers control this switch through their smartphones, but also through the wall switch itself or with compatibility through Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Wink.

SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Video Doorbell

The SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Video Doorbell is a patented doorbell that connects to your customers’ home Wi-Fi, and allows them to see, hear and speak to visitors at their door.

 Your customers can use their smartphone or tablet to access the doorbell from anywhere—even if they’re not at home. With a 1080p camera, full-color night vision, motion sensor and live alerts, the SkyBell HD will give your customers peace of mind to answer the door without compromising their safety.

Users are able to monitor their front door at any time by starting the video from the SkyBell HD app. As a bonus, video recording is always active and saves each event to the Cloud account. The always-ready motion sensor detects visitors even if they don’t press the doorbell.

With SkyBell HD, your customers will be able to snap photos of visitors with the simple touch of a button. Activity history allows the user to review the day’s events while they were away, including missed visitors, answered video calls and motion alerts. It also offers a quiet mode to turn off the doorbell chime so it won’t wake up a sleeping baby. SkyBell HD is even rugged enough to withstand the most extreme temperatures—from -40º–140º!

Maximus Smart Security Light

The Maximus Smart Security Light is an outdoor light fixture with a built-in home security solution all-in-one, which comes in 5 different aesthetically pleasing designs.

This is not just an ordinary light—it automatically detects when someone approaching the user’s home, sends a real-time alert and makes it possible for them to engage in a live conversation or sound an alarm—all from their smartphone.

Using the free Kuna app, customers get full light control of their Smart Security Light.

The Takeaway

Home automation is the wave of the future—and it’s already here. Help your customers get their homes going on the right track to becoming a smart home, while also presenting yourself with new sales opportunities.