Confused about Smart Home Technologies ... what they can do, and what’s right for you?
Welcome to the Smart Home Planner
A Consumer-Friendly Guide to Smart Home Technologies & Applications
We provide the tools that will help you:
Learn about the technologies
Clarify your own specific needs
Understand how the tech can be tailored to those needs
Find a provider appropriate to your needs.
Let's Get Started!
Technologies
Explore a gallery of 28 Smart Home Technologies & Applications, organized into four areas:
Entertainment & Automation
Today, smart home entertainment is all about compelling experience, access to almost unlimited content, and effortless use. Sophisticated controls make this new flexibility simple, putting you squarely in charge of your entertainment experience. The technologies and applications include:
Smart Home Security
Stop worrying about the safety of your family, your home, and your valuables, and start protecting them. A custom-tailored smart security system will control access to your home and its contents, monitor activity inside and out, and keep you informed. The technologies include:
Smart Energy Management
Control your energy costs and water use with smart energy management. The technologies will reduce your utility bills from the day they’re installed. Plus, enjoy the comfort and convenience that these solutions provide:
Home Health & Safety
Smart home technologies can be tailored to address important health and safety needs at home, for family members of all ages—and even pets. They can help monitor medical needs, control a wide range of behavioral issues, and track other special living requirements—plus send automated alerts and messages for help when desired:
Insights
These reports provide a deeper understanding of specific technologies and their applications—covering such topics as: Optimizing Your Home Video Experience, Matching Speakers to Your Room, and Taylor the Tech To Your Lifestyle. New reports are added regularly.
My Needs
My Needs – Learn how the technologies can be custom–tailored to five major lifestyle goals.
Infrastructure
Explains the wired and wireless networks that are needed to support smart home technologies, and the impact they have on system performance.
HOME TEK™ INSPECTION
The HOME TEK™ INSPECTION is a focused, hands-on evaluation of a home’s existing infrastructure and equipment. It addresses these questions:
- Are the infrastructures (both wired and wi-fi) in good working condition? Can they provide the speed and bandwidth needed to support the technologies you want? And do they cover all of the locations you need—inside and outside the house?
- Is the existing smart home equipment up-to-date, in good working order, and located where you want? And does it offer the features and performance level you need?
The HOME TEK™ INSPECTION Finder (coming soon). Find a local expert who can map out and test the existing infrastructure (both wired and wi-fi), plus any smart home equipment in place, then provide a report that explains—in consumer-friendly language—what you need to know, before you move forward.
Providers
Learn about the four distinct levels of smart home products & services now available. Then use the Smart Home Expert Finder (coming soon) to find a local smart home expert who can help you decide which level best meets your needs.
Four Levels
- IOT Widgets
- Leased Systems
- Mini-Platforms
- Custom Systems
Smart Home Sales
Thinking about Buying or Selling a Smart Home? To learn about the specific issues at stake, use the Smart Home Real Estate Agent Finder (coming soon) to locate a smart home-savvy agent near you, who can guide you through the process.