Home Automation For Dummies (eBook)

The easy way to control your home appliances

Do you want to control common household appliances and amenities
from your smartphone or tablet, wherever you happen to be? Home
Automation For Dummies guides you through installing and
setting up app-controlled devices in your home, such as heating and
air conditioning, lighting, multimedia systems, game consoles, and
security and monitoring devices--and even suggests popular
products to consider.

The saturation of the mobile market with smart devices has led
to an upsurge in domestic devices, such as thermostats,
refrigerators, smoke detectors, security systems, among others,
that can be controlled by those devices. Both Google and Apple
offer fully-integrated solutions for connecting mobile devices to
home theater and audio systems, and now Google has branched out
into smart thermostats and smoke detectors. If you've caught the
bug and want to get your feet wet in this cool new phenomenon,
Home Automation For Dummies gives you plain-English,
step-by-step instructions for tech-ifying your home without
breaking a sweat.

* Provides clear instructions on remotely controlling your home
appliances

* Shows you how to set preferences to automatically adjust
lighting or temperature

* Explores digital "life hacks" that explain how non-app-ready
appliances can be controlled via smart phones using third-party
go-betweens

* Covers an emerging segment of the industry that was one of the
primary focuses of this year's Consumer Electronic Show

If you're looking to find new ways to simplify and better
control your home environment using app-driven devices, your phone,
or tablet, Home Automation For Dummies makes it easier.