New Smart Home Automation
The planning and design phases are the ideal time to consider adding smart home functionality. When planning new home automation, it’s important to take your ultimate goals into account. After all, you’re designing a house that matches virtually anything you could ever want, including features that will make living easier, at the end, you know when […]
Product Review: Control4 NEEO Remote
We’ve tested the Control4 NEEO remotes in our Innovative Design Center, and if you don’t have two minutes to spare I’ll spare you the suspense. This remote is super fast, amazingly simple, and constructed using an industrial yet intuitive design reminiscent. After unboxing the remote and connecting it to our WiFi, it immediately found our […]
Hygge and Home Technology: 5 Benefits
Everyone wants a happy home but how exactly can you get one? Decor and lifestyle trends are an effective way to achieve peace of mind in your space. Hygge is a Danish living principle turned popular trend that emphasizes living in the moment and values contentment with one’s current state. According to the trend, coziness […]
Smart Home Cost Considerations
At Livewire, we’re often asked how much a smart home costs. We’re amazed how many industry colleagues shy away from the question lest they scare away potential customers. Solid information about the total cost of ownership associated with a solid home technology system is paramount to making an informed buying decision. Investing in home technology […]
Home Hub Showdown: Google vs Amazon
Here at Livewire, we get asked all the time which smart home hub does the best job controlling home technology. We decided to create a simple article highlighting the pros & cons of each major platform to help our clients decide for themselves which one works best for their home. Since the Amazon Echo debuted […]
Does Your Control System Need More Than One App?
Here at Livewire, we get asked all the time which approach is best for navigating your control system; “one app to rule them all” or multiple apps? We decided to create a simple article highlighting the pros & cons of each category to help our clients decide for themselves which one works best for their […]
Biophilia and Smart Home Technology
We’ve seen an abundance of interest this year around biophilia in the home technology space. What is it and how can we best leverage it in homes simply, reliably, and cost-effectively? I’ve spent the last six months researching the latest trends and wanted to share my findings. What is Biophilia? Biophilia refers to our innate […]
The Impact of Remote AI on Smart Home Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing our world at a dizzying pace. It promises to improve lives and make us all better, faster, and stronger (or maybe unemployed!). I spend a considerable amount of time studying where AI might impact the smart home, particularly in the arena of remote monitoring. While this category is still in […]
Putting a Value on Home Technology
Clients often ask me, “Will home technology increase my property value?” I usually cringe at the thought of responding. It’s a question our industry has been long afraid to answer. So much so that we generally avoid the return on investment (ROI) conversation altogether. We’ve done it to ourselves over the years with bad products, […]
DMF Lighting Solutions: Engineered Simplicity
At Livewire, we’re always looking to stay on the cutting edge of technology. Our talented team of technicians stays on top of emerging trends, practices, and products within the integration community. So we continue to provide customers with the most dynamic options on the market, we now offer the DRD Modular Downlighting System from […]
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