CUSTOM SMART HOME SPECIALISTS

Why would I want
a smart home?

Picture coming home from a hard day of work. As you unlock your door, the lights in the hallway come on. Then, the simple act of disarming your alarm turns your house into a welcoming home:

• A pleasant voice above you says "Welcome home!"
• The lights in your entire home fade up to a preset level.
• The shades in your den close as your home theater system comes on to the channel of your choice.
• Your classical music playlist starts playing softly in every room.
• Even your oven begins to preheat for dinner.

That is just one short example of how your Smart Home can be configured to enhance your life!

Life|ware™
from Exceptional Innovation

Life|ware™ brings all of your digital entertainment together with home automation in Media Center. That means all of your music, TV shows, home videos, digital pictures and more, available with your thermostats, lighting, audio system, security system and surveillance cameras - all at the touch of a button, from anywhere in your home.

Here is a client screenshot:

You can find much more information at: Life-ware.Com.

HVAC
Heating and Air Conditioning

Automating your heating and cooling with Life|ware goes far beyond common scheduling systems. For example, Life|ware can send you a text message on your cell phone if the temperature is too high for your pets in case of an A/C problem.

It can also control your window shades to allow the sun in when you first wake up, but close the shades in the heat of the afternoon.

In addition, we set your system up to be securely accessed through the internet from anywhere in the world. On the way home from vacation, just log in and turn on your heating or cooling, and your home is already comfortable when you arrive!

Lighting
Control

Touch the "Night Mode" button and your home fades slowly to sleep - no walking through every room to switch off lights.

Need a midnight snack? As you step into the hallway, the sconces or floor lights automatically come on just enough to illuminate the way.

Tired eyes and a bit of a headache? You can easily lower every light in your home by any amount while retaining their relative differences to each other.

Distributed
Audio

Pairing Life|ware with a distributed audio system allows you to listen to your entire CD collection in any or all rooms of the house (or outside the house.)

From the kitchen just use your wireless tablet PC to browse your music library, select the kitchen zone, and enjoy while you work on dinner.

Or take it with you to the hot tub and have full control while you relax!

Security
System

Did you get to work and realize that you forgot to arm your security system? No problem; just hop on the internet and secure your home!

Any event that occurs on your alarm system, from motion sensors to arming/disarming, can be set to text message your cell phone or can trigger other actions in your home. So in a case where an intruder either defeats your alarm or already has your code, you would still be immediately notified.

If your alarm ever goes off, you can set the lights in your home to blink incessantly and play the most obnoxious music or sounds you can find at full volume throughout the house!

IP
Cameras

IP cameras can be placed in strategic locations inside and outside your home. Through Life|ware you can pan, tilt, and zoom to observe large areas.

You can easily keep an eye on your home and/or pets from work. Or put one in the nursery as a baby monitor that can be viewed from any PC in your home.

Even while away on that Caribbean cruise, you can keep tabs on your teenagers or tell the landscapers they aren't watering your lawn enough!

Home
Theater

No matter where you have your home theater, you'll have access to your video library, recorded TV programs, home videos, pictures, and of course full control of your home at your fingertips.

A single button can turn on all your A/V equipment in the correct sequence and set the volume to your desired level.

You can even set up different viewing "modes" like Sports Mode or Movie Mode. Each one tied to specific lighting, volume and temperature levels!