Tech Tips for Non-Tech People!
Original Air Date: Jul 9, 2013
SmartThings
If you are a tinkerer and a gadget freak, you’re going to want to look into today’s Data Doctors Tech Tip.
Inexpensive home automation is sweeping the tech industry and even if you aren’t the nerdiest person around, you can setup and use lots of these great systems.
One of our favorite platforms is from a company that raised over 1.2 million dollars on Kickstarter because they wanted to provide the general public with an easy way to control things from your smartphone.
Smartthings http://smartthings.com has been shipping their starter kits for early backers and we’ve had a blast discovering all the ways that their control systems can be used.
Want to see if the garage is open or closed? Want to be alerted when there’s moisture in your basement? Want to turn lights on from work to make it look like someone is home?
That’s just the beginning of what can be done with the SmartThings platform; the more creative you can think the more interesting your home automation can be.
Lot’s of app developers and fellow Smartthings users are creating new ways to use the system every day.
So if you’ve been wanting to dip your toe in the home automation pool, but were afraid it would be too complicated, checkout SmartThings.com to see if you are ready to take the plunge!
Got a home automation question?
All you have to do is ask at facebook.com/datadoctors
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