Your Personal Guide To Your Smart Home System

Larry Baltazar • July 12, 2021

Your Personal Guide To Your Smart Home System

What can your smart home system do for you? Make your life easier and more comfortable throughout the day with smart home features controlled by automated programming, a centrally-located touch control panel, a voice-controlled virtual assistant, or directly from your phone. 

Morning Routine

Wake up to your favorite music, and tell the shower to start warming up while your automated shades let in the morning sun and your coffee maker starts a fresh pot in the kitchen.

While You're Away at Work

Once you leave for work, your smart home will monitor everything for safety and security. Keep an eye on your pets and watch for package deliveries and anyone who shows up through your doorbell camera. Hate to do chores? Your robot vacuum cleaner and mop can do some daily cleaning while your automated sprinkler system will water your yard as needed and the automated pool system will filter and clean the water. Automated shades can keep your home perfectly comfortable. Need to make sure kids got out the door to catch the bus? No problem.

Preparing for You to Come Home

Check the contents of your smart fridge to see if you need to stop at the store on the way home. Tell your smart thermostat to set the perfect temperature and even turn on your favorite music, and preheat your spa. Coming home late? Turn on the lights, so you don't come home to a dark house.

Bedtime

Set lights to dim at a certain time to remind everyone it's time for bed. Not sure you locked doors or turned off all the lights before you climbed into bed? Take care of it all without getting up. Smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors keep you safe while your family sleeps.

Weekends

Custom pool lighting, seamless indoor/outdoor audio, and a smart grill make weekend fun and entertaining a breeze. No time for weekend chores? Your smart mower can help.

Have more smart home ideas? We can probably make it happen. Once your data network is in place, the sky's the limit. At Nextgen Multi Media, we want to make your smart home a reality. Contact us today to explore our automation solutions. 

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