Top NJ Home Automation Products - 06-19-2009

With all the talk of Web 2.0 and social media, you may well be wondering if the IT revolution has forgotten about New Jersey home automation. While the vision of a Jetson’s type home - with everything automated from entryways to food prep - is still a dream, home design and computer innovation have joined forces to create some sophisticated applications and products that will make your life easier, save you money, and decrease your overall carbon footprint.

Appliance & Lighting Control In New Jersey

Lighting dimmers are probably the most well known and simplest NJ home automation features to install in your home, but you can also remotely open and close drapes and blinds, dim lights, and preprogram all to reflect household routines or breaks in household routines. http://www.uptimeus.com/Services/home-automation.html  (You can even purchase new smart refrigerators with LCD TVs that easily connect to an auxiliary DVD.)

NJ Home Theater & Speakers

On a basic level, its now quite simple and cost-effective to connect your iPod or mp3 player to your speakers through your wireless router for digital quality sound throughout your home. Incorporating your speakers seamlessly into your home theater set-up (and even integrating with lighting control) is a little more sophisticated but easily within the purview of your local IT services firm.

Security In New Jersey

Advances in home automation are most evident in the home security category. From integrated motion detectors and alert systems to wireless emergency response systems, there are a plethora of choices to fully secure your home or business. Coupled with security and surveillance cameras, you can fully secure your property from intruders.

NJ Heating & Cooling Control

The best way to control your utility costs—and decrease your carbon footprint—is to install thermostat and HVAC automation products. There’s no point in heating or cooling your home when you’re away on vacation or out for the day: you can even have your New Jersey home automation or IT services provider establish remote access so you can change settings before you head home for the day.

Pet Care

It’s now easier than ever to ensure your pets have food and water while you’re away from home. Simple automated products like a pet water fountain and a timed feeder, are easy to set up and inexpensive to purchase. Plus, they’ll make homecomings a lot less frantic: you can enjoy your pup without rushing to feed him!

NJ Home Automation Intercoms

Intercoms have been around since the 80s but newer versions integrate voice and video so you have no doubts about whom you’re allowing into your secured building.

Access Control In New Jersey

Primarily used in multi-unit complexes and commercial properties, access control units are usually paired with intercoms so that you can remotely allow access to approved visitors into your facility. (Residential application includes allowing remote access to a driveway or gated complex.) Integrating access control with intercom and security systems is relatively simple for a seasoned computer services company and linking it to a network, while a little more sophisticated, is well worth the effort.

“Home automation is really an exciting field right now in New Jersey,” says Einat Aviraz-Sibony, President of Hoboken, NJ based computer services firm UPTIME. “There are automated services and products available for everyone—from a limited to unlimited budget.”

About UPTIME:

UPTIME is a NYC Metro area Information Technology company dedicated to providing fresh and customized IT solutions to today's leading brands.  UPTIME works with both established and start up companies to create viable system infrastructures that improve business workflow, freeing up clients to focus on what they do best. Known for providing a fresh professional perspective that is all geek without the attitude, UPTIME  networks outperform their competitors citywide.