| The march towards smarter homes continues. Radio | | | | switches within the home, thus allowing the ability to |
| controlled home lighting solutions are the latest | | | | set or control the brightness of lighting in each room |
| technology trend in new home designs. | | | | within the home. |
| Just like the integration of the cell phone into our | | | | Radio controlled home lighting systems can also be |
| day-to-day lives, homes are now becoming suffused | | | | turned on/off from your car, just like your standard |
| with new wireless technology products. Wireless | | | | garage door opener. Thus, you no longer need to |
| routers and radio controlled home lighting systems | | | | walk into a dark house when you arrive home in the |
| are primary examples of the wireless phenomenon. | | | | middle of the night. |
| Radio controlled products such as electric garage | | | | Radio controlled home lighting systems can easily be |
| door openers have been around for years. And many | | | | installed in both new and old home construction as no |
| techno-savvy homeowners have already installed | | | | rewiring is required. Typically light switches are |
| wireless routers within their homes to connect to the | | | | replaced with dimmers that have built-in transceivers |
| Internet, and to network computers, printers, and | | | | in them that communicate with a master controller |
| gaming equipment together. However, much more | | | | and one or more repeaters that are strategically |
| sophisticated radio controlled home building products | | | | positioned within the home. Also, some |
| are right around the corner from becoming standard | | | | manufacturers offer light dimmers that can be |
| features within our homes. | | | | plugged right into existing outlets. Some master |
| Radio controlled home lighting systems are a good | | | | controllers are powered via batteries, so no AC |
| example of the inexorable march of wireless | | | | wiring is required. |
| technology. There are a number of manufacturers | | | | Radio controlled home lighting systems can also be |
| selling some very exciting radio controlled home | | | | integrated into existing home security systems. |
| lighting systems that enable virtually all of your home | | | | The cost of radio controlled home lighting systems |
| lights to be controlled by 1 or 2 master controllers | | | | can vary as it is dependent upon how many light |
| (be it remote control or wall mounted). | | | | dimmers are required, the size of the home (which |
| Some of the benefits associated with radio controlled | | | | impacts the number of repeaters that may be |
| home lighting, include the ability to turn on or off all, | | | | required) and the types of master controllers |
| or a portion of, your home's lights either via a | | | | employed. The prices for these systems are |
| remote control hand set, or by way of a single | | | | somewhat pricey today, but over the next few |
| control button located on a wall within your home. In | | | | years these prices should drop dramatically resulting |
| addition, remote controlled home lighting systems | | | | inevitably in the ubiquitous smart home. |
| frequently employ dimmer switches that replace older | | | | |