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According to a March 13 article in SDM Magazine, Smart Homes Sell Faster. A survey that was conducted among 513 real estate associates reveals what buyers are looking for when they purchase a home.

While it is true that smart technology used to be found only in high end homes, that is no longer true. Homes in many budget levels now come equipped with products and features that smarten up a home and make life easier.

So much so that buyers are now looking for this technology as they review properties; they are aware that the features exist and are eager to buy a ‘smarter home.’

Here are a few highlights from the article. Read the whole article here.

Buyers are asking, "How smart is this home?": Nearly two in three (64 percent) of the sales associates surveyed agreed that buyers today are more interested in homes with smart home features and technology than they were two to five years ago.

• Buyers want to control their home from their smart phone: 62 percent are seeing more buyers interested in controlling their home technology through their smart phone or tablet now than they were two to five years ago.
• Listings are getting smarter: Nearly 60 percent said they are seeing more smart home features in listings than they did two to five years ago.
• Smart homes sell faster: One in three (33 percent) noted that homes with smart home features and technology sell faster than homes without them.
• Gen X is the "smartest" generation of home buyers today: While it's no surprise that almost half of sales associates are seeing Millennials (age 18-24) interested in homes with smart home features, even more (57 percent) identified Gen X (age 35-49) as the top buying group interested in smart home technology.

Continue reading this article here.

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TUXEDO Touch™ by Honeywell: BRING YOUR HOME TO LIFE

Talk about convenience! You’ll know how to use the Tuxedo Touch controller the first time you see it. It’s intuitive, easy to learn and easy to use whether you’re controlling your security and home control functions, viewing and recording video, or using voice commands.

GIVE YOUR HOME A VOICE HANDS-FREE HOME CONTROL

Simply say "Hello Tuxedo" to bring your home to life. The convenient, built-in voice commands can be configured to suit your lifestyle and needs. Your mornings can run more smoothly by saying "Wake Up" and having your shades raise and the heat turned up to the perfect temperature. Ready to turn in for the night? Just say "Bedtime" to arm your security system, turn off your lights, lock your doors and set back your thermostats. Say hello to convenience and peace of mind!

At ISC West 2014, Honeywell’s Tuxedo Touch with Voice Control is demonstrated.  Let’s listen in:

The beauty of a connected home is that it allows you to control a variety of devices, based upon your particular needs.  You can do this based upon time, or you can do this based upon an action that you want to have in your home.

Typically, you would do this using the touch screen or a mobile device – to control all these actions.  But with our new release of software, you can use your voice to do these same, exact actions.

So let’s say at night, you want to go to sleep and shut your lights, lock your front door, put down your shade and set back your thermostat:  you would just give a command, and all these things would happen! It’s really simple; it’s all part of the Honeywell user experience.

Let me show you:

“Hello Tuxedo!”

“Hello!  Please say your command.”

“Bedtime.”

“Processing bedtime command.”

And all of those things happened in one, easy command.

Watch the whole demonstration here:

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Honeywell solutions help you shoulder the burden of asset management and control, so you'll have the freedom to operate your properties with the peace of mind that comes from feeling better informed and being fully protected.

Intrusion Detection systems sense a number of events that indicate unauthorized entry into a facility during times when no one should be present.

In today’s facility, it is typical to include door/window position sensors, motion detectors, glassbreak detection, and panic buttons.

Solving Intrusion Issues

There are a number of critical issues that are solved with an intrusion detection system.

Unauthorized entry through doors: Intruders can open a door in many ways, including using prying tools, torches, or even an issued key to the lock. No matter how the door is opened, the door position sensor detects the opening and reports its status to the control panel for processing.

Protecting Glass Windows: Entry by breaking glass windows is a common method of unauthorized entry into a facility. Glassbreak detectors sense the sound of breaking glass, and then activate the alarm condition while the intruder is still outside, often thwarting the attempt. Finding glass break detectors that successfully sense glass breakage from different types of glass like Tempered, Laminated, Coated, Wired, Plate, and others is no longer a challenge. Honeywell offers the most effective glass break sensor for all types of glass.

Unauthorized entry through walls and roofs: Some unauthorized entries are achieved by cutting through walls and facility roofs. Motion detectors sense movement within protected rooms and departments of the building. While the Intrusion Detection System is armed, an activated motion detector causes a local alarm and sends a message to a central monitoring station.

Crisis during work hours: When intruders arrive during business hours, employees are often inhibited from using the telephone to call authorities. A panic button allows for a discrete, undetected method of calling for help. You can locate a panic button below counters and desktops to provide users with an easy, yet subtle method of notifying the authorities.

You can be very specific as to who shall respond to a panic situation, and you can have many panic buttons for many purposes.

See more at:  http://www.security.honeywell.com/star/HSCE_Files/Files/O-IntrusionSystem.htm

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