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Smart Home Technology And Your New Home

With all of the technology that fills our world, we find ourselves able to communicate faster, connect directly to people thousands of miles away, and take care of dozens of household tasks from the comfort of our living room. So when it comes to a custom built home, why not take advantage of some of the wonderful innovations that have hit the market to make your life a little bit easier.

Today, we’re going to highlight some great options for cool new technology that can make your home life easier, more efficient, and even save you money!

Keeping Your Cool

First up on our smart technology list – the thermostat. Heating and cooling are one of the biggest components of any home’s energy bill, and also represent a big frustration when it comes to maintaining an optimal temperature throughout the house. But with new advances in smart thermostat technology, you’ll never have to lay a hand on your thermostat again.

Innovative thermostats like Nest, Ecobee, and Honeywell give homeowners the option of setting and forgetting it. These smart thermostats are both programmable and intelligent, meaning they can learn from your settings to keep your home at the optimal temperature for you. And whether you leave work early or it’s one of those wacky weather days with big swings in temperature, you can even adjust some of these thermostats on the go – from your phone or tablet. That means no more coming home to a cold house that didn’t warm up before you got home, or vice versa.

Personal Assistant

Virtual assistant technology first hit the mainstream in the form of Apple’s Siri – a voice activated application that can perform all sorts of tasks on your phone without requiring you to lift a finger. Now, that technology has expanded to standalone home devices that can control everything from entertainment to important functions of your everyday life.

The Amazon Echo, Google Home, and others offer homeowners the flexibility to issue orders to the device after a simple “wake up” command. Activity options range from controlling other smart devices to playing music and checking the weather, and more!

Who’s At The Door?

Finally, you no longer have to peek through the peephole or pull aside the curtains to see who’s at the door. With video doorbell technology, you can answer the front door from the bedroom, the couch, or even from work.

Technology like Ring, Vivint, and more allow you to receive video calls on your phone from a camera installed at your front door. You can speak to guests, accept deliveries, and many cameras even offer motion detection, which can provide an extra layer of security for your family.

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