BLOCK-BUSTER: THE HOUSE THAT HOLLYWOOD BUILT
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There are dream destinations, and then there are destinations for your dreams. Los Angeles, California is the latter—a veritable dream Mecca. A real-world fantasy-land where...
SPEC MEETS SMARTS
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When a speculative home spans 7,249 square feet and carries a price tag of $15 million, certain amenities are to be expected. Granite countertops-check. Marble flooring-check. Luxurious landscaping-check. But Richard Simis took luxurious living to another level by adding a full-blown, soup-to-nuts Control4 automation system...
BE DAZZLED
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"One of my favorite features is that at the end of the evening when we’re upstairs getting ready for bed, we’re able to turn off all the lights and set the alarm without having to make the extra trip downstairs.”
A LEVEL ABOVE
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Home Control and Automation Are True No-Brainers in This “High-Desert Modern” Haven. Hands Aren’t Required, Either.
OLD ENGLISH PUB PACKED WITH SMART HOME SURPRISES
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A secret biometric button on a statue of Beethoven swings open a door to reveal a hiding place
BOSTON UNCOMMON
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Automation takes a stunning urban home to the next level. And the next, and the next, and the next.
WE KINDIG-IT! KIN YOU?
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When a custom design business enlists the service of custom design automation, the result can only be unique. Welcome to Kindig-It Design, not only the hottest custom car design shop in Salt Lake City, but also the star of Velocity’s reality series “Bitchin’ Rides"...
A SMART HOME NEAR THE SLOPES
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This Park City family wanted to increase the comfort of their home by integrating single-touch control throughout. Using Control4, a smart home system now offers single-touch control of the lights, A/V, security, and comfort in nearly 30 rooms.
SOME LITTLE BIRDIE
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Fully equipped with 100+ speakers, 260 TVs, and 42 miles of wire, this facility in Midvale, Utah is the 27th Topgolf to swing through the U.S. It’s “like a digital driving range,” says a Yelp review.
MONTAGE AT DEER VALLEY
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Montage Deer Valley and Control4 combine the very best in comfort, luxury, and convenience.
UP, UP, AND… AMAZING
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For Greg Windisch, from the moment he found this secluded slice of wooded heaven, it was about slowly but surely transforming it into something of his very own—a space that both worked in harmony with the forested environment and yet equally complemented his lifestyle, which means, yes, just as air is to the bird, a decent dose of technology was needed for Greg’s vision.
SMART HOMES… TO GO
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Gone are the days, it seems, of the “shoe box” modular home. Companies like Irontown Homes use designers and architects to truly customize a homebuyer’s plan. “As long as it can be broken down into pieces and moved down the road, we can put it together..."
BRODY VS. AUTISM
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With personal experience with both a child who has autism and what home automation is capable of, Mark engineered his house to make everyday life with three and-a-half-year-old Brody a little easier. One-touch buttons and preprogrammed scenes do everything from help him start his day with a smile, engage harmoniously with his therapist and one creative application has even helped curb a new development of Brody leaving the house unannounced.
Spring Chickens
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With Easter Sunday soon upon us and ads everywhere for chicks, I seem to have eggs on the brain. So it was kind of a surprise when I overhead a co-worker talking about his automated chicken coop. Say what? I’ve heard of people automating some weird things over the past years
Talking Tech with Tamera: A Celebrity Supermom with a Secret Weapon
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When I first heard that I’d be sitting down for a chit-chat with the lovely and talented talk show host and former Sister Sister actress, Tamera Mowry-Housley, I was a bundle of nerves and excitement. After all, I had been a huge fan of hers (and her twin sister, Tia) for many years in my adolescence. Fast-forward two decades later, and we’re sitting at her kitchen table, conversing like old friends...
Smarts for Sale: Automation Adds Advantages When Selling Your Home
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On a street in Toronto, Canada, two neighborhood homes went up for sale at the exact same time. The homes had the exact same floorplan and square footage, and were on the same street. One home sold in three days. The other is still on the market, over two months later, with a reduced price. What’s the difference? Automation. READ MORE...
Smart Golf Projects: Getting Geared Up for the PGA Championship
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It’s great to get out of the house to shoot a round, but you really can’t beat having a virtual course in your own home, accessible at any moment you choose.
The Ultimate Innovative Smart Home
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When I imagine my dream house, it not only has an amazing gourmet kitchen, a lovely patio and backyard retreat to escape to, plenty of room for my kids and all their stuff, a personal gym, room for all of my husband’s “toys,” and of course showroom quality furnishings, fixtures and flooring. But it also has to have the latest technology and smart home features to really fit my definition of “dream living.”
Fully Automated in Fort Wayne
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Feast your eyes on this gorgeous new condo in Fort Wayne, Indiana; it’s hard to imagine anyone ever wanting to leave it. In addition to its pristine-yet-inviting modern design and breathtaking skyline view, it’s an absolute technological wonderland...
Motorhome Field Advantage
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This family has it all figured out. They made the decision to take their home automation system on the road, entirely outfitting their rig with smart equipment and decking it out in Auburn University gear. Wherever they go, they are the envy of the tailgate.
